Don't run away!

[Waeksyn]

Even after all this time, it's discouraging when dps and healers can't hand the hate from adds.

If you get hate, don't run away! If you can't kill it solo quickly, stack up on the tank so he can get hate off you. Don't make him run around - don't pull the pack apart and ruin the DPS aoe!

I find this is particularly bad for healers. You know when adds are coming, be ready because when they pop, you will be on top of their hate list! With few exceptions (you should know which), get close to the tank so he can establish hate and keep them grouped for aoe.

When I'm tanking, if you don't bring the mob close to me, I will assume that you can handle it. Don't complain if you can't.

The only thing that annoys me worse is those who think fluid aura is their most essential skill.

[CyrilLucifer]

No, Fluid Aura isn't my most essential skill, Holy is.

Silly WHMs.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

This. So much this.

Special note for my fellow MCHs: Please, please, sweet Minfilia's training bra PLEASE. . . Don't Blank what's being actively tanked.

They hate when we do that. I hate when we do that. HYDAELYN hates when we do that.

[Nekotee]

I agree 200% except on 1 point

The fluid aura
I use it as DPS tool only when I know the mob cannot be push or again a wall (so he won't go too far)

But also as control
I push it, put him to sleep
And do not worry about it because my tank take less damage
(I might take aggro at some point... But skilled tank have what it take to take it back !)

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Most times I've seen, the healer or DPS run because the tank failed to take it back after 10/20 seconds, so it's either kite and kill it or die and take a DPS loss cause the tank can't do their job.

[Kaurie]

I find this is particularly bad for healers. You know when adds are coming, be ready because when they pop, you will be on top of their hate list! With few exceptions (you should know which), get close to the tank so he can establish hate and keep them grouped for aoe.

Contrary to this, I can't stand it when I run to the tank when adds spawn - knowing that my regen will pull them all to me. Then, the tank runs off to one side to start shield lobbing the adds leaving the adds from the other direction to come in and hit me.

[RamothElggur]

Rarely happens to me but if someone gets aggro and is simply not getting close to me so i can grab it off him, i dont even bother following him, if we wipe, fine not my problem.

But to many Dps and healers are automaticly running around like headless chickens the moment something is chasing them.

Simply not bothering with thsoe people, let them have fun with the mob that is after them, if they refuse to get closer then i refuse to help . Simple

[Kosmos992k]

I agree 200% except on 1 point

The fluid aura
I use it as DPS tool only when I know the mob cannot be push or again a wall (so he won't go too far)

But also as control
I push it, put him to sleep
And do not worry about it because my tank take less damage
(I might take aggro at some point... But skilled tank have what it take to take it back !)

As a PLD who plays WHM and who's wife is my WHM partner in crime, I completely agree. Fluid Aura is not a problem with there is a wall to prevent a long pushback, or if the fluid aura attack is being used to move an untargeted mob to a safe distance for Sleep. In fact it's a pretty useful 'surgical' tool to separate mobs from the pack of there are no AoE attackers. It's all about communicating with the tank though, if I know what she's doing, I can accommodate it, and I find now that when a WHM knows what they are doing and uses Fluid Aura this way, I don't even have that worry of someone splitting the pack.

[Stupiduglytaru]

Lol you should see this is pvp, 1 person gets attacked and runs from me the healer... With 5 blood thristy dps in hot pursuit

[Averax]

I never run around when i get aggro, i run towards the tank.

In such situations, a well placed Holy can be much more valuable than any heal. (who uses fluid aura on adds anyway? Unless the tank will just not peel it off)
On an AST, the same goes for Celestial Opposition (wish it had a shorter CD)
On SCH, i just turn off cleric stance and help Eos out :P