tanks not using cooldowns?

[Laraul]

This thread isn't helpful or providing any insight on how to actually improve at tanking. It's just one long complaint about tanks and cooldowns. I can tell you from personal experience the number one reason why I'm not performing cooldowns when I should is because they haven't reset from a prior use. And a prior use could be the result of anything. Maybe an accident or from fatigue. More likely a desperation attempt when I see my party and myself on the verge of death where upon I may pop several cool downs as a last ditch effort. Or possibly just poor timing. Doubtful anyone but the tank knows for sure. Best to make light of it and try again.

S**t happens. You don't point fingers. You do try learn from it and move on.

[Gameplayzero]

This thread isn't helpful

without sounding rude but did you read through the thread? People gave very detailed and helpful answers as to why using cooldowns is beneficial and the best time to use said cooldowns. Starting with the second post of the thread. For new tanks or tanks looking to improve I don't see how the answers provided here aren't helpful.

second you are taking my OP far out of context. I said, and I quote, "I usually tell them to use them on hard hitting mobs". Usually when I see tanks completely ignoring the use of cooldowns I politely tell them and move on. If they don't decide to listen then I'll just have to adapt and move on unless they are overall hurting the party in more ways than one. Thats when I decide to take action. All I want for them is to be at least be aware of cooldowns. Which was the point of this thread since its far more common than it should be. Mitigation is a basic and standard for tanking throughout all games. Ignoring the use of skills you constantly unlock from 30-60 is very mind boggling to me and I wanted to see other tanks opinions on the matter.

[Jpec07]

This thread isn't helpful or providing any insight on how to actually improve at tanking.

It's okay to vent, complain, and seek validation, you know. There are no rules saying "EVERY THREAD IN THE TANKING FORUMS MUST BE HELPFUL AND A GUIDE TO HELP PEOPLE IMPROVE TANKING IN THE FIRST POST OR IT WILL BE DELETED." People are allowed to complain, and in this case, the complaint is a very valid one.

If someone is allowed to make new threads complaining about and trying to fix problems that don't exist for a job they've never even played, a post like this is certainly acceptable. If you don't like it, just move on.

And as OP has stated, there is a metric shittonne of excellent discussion on cooldowns and their usage in the 12 pages that currently comprise this thread. No, it's not all in the first post, but it doesn't have to be, either. Might be more condensed if it was, but every post here is catalogued by Google bots, so if someone searches for FFXIV tank cooldowns, this thread is very likely to come up.

tl;dr: get off your high horse.