Post Your Tanking Horror Stories!

[Fluffernuff]

It's interesting you mention that. I really like the look and feel of the DRK, however, I was reading a beginners tanking guide that said it's was highly advised to learn to tank using one of the other tanks before switching to DRK. If that's not the case, then I'll certainly give that a go, as DRK was my end game plan for tank .

i feel i should expand a little then. what i mean to say is... pre level 30, DRK is absolutely free to spam unleash (their AoE emnity generator).they have a skill, blood weapon, a buff that boosts mp generation and you also have syphon strike, a weaponskill combo that generates MP as an added effect. these stack. basically, you can unleash until MP is dry, blood weapon, and repeat the process. is simple. its easy. its hand-holding. thats why i recommend it for a first time tank. you can hold aggro and have your training wheels to branch out and learn.

This can also translate to gladiator/ paladin because flash and riot blade work in a similar fashion, though alot less effective since they dont have the MP generation buff from blood weapon. I've personally been able to hold AoE aggro on undergeared alts on different servers by spamming flash and using 1 or 2 riot blades in order to be able to flash again. though this might be more from experience rather than something i should be recommending to new tanks. riot blade itself doesnt generate emnity so its not a great tanking tool on its own. almost useless in sastasha levels, really.

however, that strategy starts to fall apart after level 30, especially so for DRK because their stances drain and limit your MP generation. so what you heard isnt exactly wrong either.
I find that recommendation comes from the fact that dark knight unlocks once you reach heavenward content. that is post-level 50 content. so you should realistically have your "main" up to that point be a tank so that you have the gear, cross class skills, and knowledge to just jump into DRK without needing a talk like this. i would also advocate for having the other tanks at least leveled. if not for the tanking experience, for the cross class skills. theyre not the greatest picks for DRK, but youre gonna need things like provoke or convalescence

[kaox_reaper]

This little story just happened no more than about an hour ago. Stone Vigil Hard Mode, PUG from a Duty Roulette.

I laughed so much I cried. Thank you.

[Thatz]

Titan EX. It's very simple, just requires quick reflexes to dodging AoE. Healers and almost all DPS were amazing. The thing is the tank kept dying XD i checked the other tanks gear beforehand and they clearly out geared me, as I was still using decent leveling gear. So I asked who wanted to MT. He said he would and went off to attack. Everyone reacted fast so it was no problem. After he got the third stack of vulnerability we swapped tanking. Instead of just doing dmg and helping DDs he stood by the DDs and kept using voke and all his tank abilities. Eventually the party would wipe cause everyone but me. Had vulnerability down and Titan made quick work of them XD

[azazelhelix]

well this one was a while ago,

So just started the game and I tried most of classes then I stick with mrd, keep it up and get war. continue until stone vigil. I jump in and it does the new player thing. I comment to party that im new. and next thing I know the healer wasn't even around and taking damage!? so I run ahead to see him attacking shit, I quickly pull and hold hate. after that mob we rush of to the next one just to get killed cause of no heals. I run up again and start trying to hold hate. dies again, and every one just seem to keep going. So I ask the healer, yo what are you doing? you trying to speed run? ... yeah so hurry up! ... um I don't think us dying is helping us get through any sooner. next thing I know I was kicked out. and the best part the healer was a mentor.

[gehrtalert]

Qarn. Every time. I hate tanking it.

[Donjo]

During a rather large pull in a dungeon, I hear the healer say this in voice chat:

"Crap, I just hit Cleric Stance. Use Hallowed if you have it!"

...This is what I get for queuing with a drunk healer XD

[MD5Ray01]

Posted this one in Tales from the Duty Finder a while back, but it's a kind-of horror story, so I'll post it again:
Was leveling up DRK. Fire up DF Leveling Roulette and get Halatali. The run was going pretty good until midway, when the thaumaturge decided to start pulling everything left and right. I politely ask him to let me deal with pulling the mobs, with no response and continued mob pulling from said THM. The others ask the same thing: no response other than the THM continuing to pull mobs. Finally, someone initiated a vote kick against the THM (I can't remember what the reason was, though). The vote went through, THM got kicked, and a BRD joined us for the rest of the dungeon. I wished I could have given commendations to both the healer and the Rogue for their patience in dealing with the THM.

[Yeol]

This one run had very low dps! Extremely low!
Me: WAR
Healer: AST
DD: Monk, Bard
I then noticed Bard was not using WM, and he was level 60 Bard.. (I main Bard myself) I thought maybe he just did levelling and forgot to turn it back on, it happens so I remind him but he ignores me completely -___-
That run was hell.. burned healers MP and my MP & TP.

[Fernosaur]

Just had a Warrior OT in Trials Roulette spam Butcher's Block combo without ever putting Storm's Eye and/or Path up. Still not sure if she was trying to fight for enmity or just didn't know those skills are what makes Warrior a good OT in comparison to Dark Knight...

[Dement]

I queued for my Expert Roullette and the queue took almost 2 and a half minutes to pop. I didn't even know what to do with myself during that eternity.