DRK: Why isn't Provoke working?

[Ironos]

Hi

I'm a new DRK, level 41 now. I took Provoke as cross-class from Gladiator because I figured it would help if I lose aggro.

Today I was running Fates in Central Coerthas. I tried to use Provoke more than once, and it never worked. Not once. I always got "Provoke (fully resisted)" as a result.

That was on Fate-Bosses but also on normal mobs of those swarm-Fates, when I saw one of them hacking on a healer, and I wanted to get it to me. Well, I got them, but not with Provoke.

So, any idea why wasn't Provoke working?

Granted my gear isn't pretty great, but that shouldn't matter, should it?

Provoke doesn't work in fates, due to the fact that FATE contribution is enmity based. So you could just run in, 'voke, and you'd have instant gold contribution.