If a tank loses aggro, whose fault is it?

[Leanna]

The tank \ o /

Tough is fun to steal the aggro from a boss with both MNK and DPSing as SCH lol

But I must side with the tanks when it comes to big pulls, and some DD's just focus random mobs to piss off the tank.

[bounddreamer]

It was the tank's fault 100%. It's the tank's job to hold aggro. The dps sometimes have tools to help, but aggro is the tank responsibility first and foremost.

[Asuras]

When all else fails, just blame it on the one person you should never publicly name (whether in support or against)... the POTUS.

[Vexander]

Yeah that was the tank's fault, not yours. I can only imagine his waifu was spamming Fire one then clearing Astral Fire at three stacks or something.

[birdy_reene]

In your situation you described, it was the tanks fault, now in lvl 60 dungeons, where you as dps could be ilv 250+ and he may be lvl 200 ish. Id put the blame on you. But in your situation you laid out. The tank was to blame.

[Magic-Mal]

Absolutely the tank's fault. Just blind badness basically. Both of them.

I agree that you shouldn't need to have Quelling Strikes unless the tank has weak gear. I tank all the time and I never lose aggro no matter how strong the people are. Tanking is easy. If the tank is losing aggro they aren't tanking right.

[AlphaFox]

If tank is geared equal to the dungeon, hate is on them. If they are, like for example a dungeon that doesn't sync down (or has a large drop) then its still tank but as a dps be considerate if they are new and leveling/gearing. :3

[MisterLucy]

If your Q with a tank who is under gear yes you will pull hate but if you Q with a tank the same or close to your ilvl you shouldnt. Yes you do get lvl syn but there a big different of someone who is 260 lvl syn down to 210 dungeon stats vs someone who is 210 being lvl syn to 210 stats. If I Q as a dps and its a lvl 30 dungeon and it syn me to ilvl 30 and I got lvl 30 gear there be no way to pull hate off a tank who 260 ilvl being syn to lvl 30 stats.

Sorry for my poor english :[

[Dualgunner]

When I tank I consider it a personal failure of mine whenever I lose aggro for any reason. In this case, the tank is at fault completely.

[Jim_Berry]

When I tank I consider it a personal failure of mine whenever I lose aggro for any reason. In this case, the tank is at fault completely.

+1

Was doing a Sephirot farm. I engaged without realizing I didn't have Shield Oath on. I felt bad when I lost aggro shortly after the pull that I remained quiet, and felt like leaving

The group forgave me, though, as it was an honest mistake.