Why more people should try tanking!

[Hamma87]

I've written an article on my website detailing why I think more people should try tanking, take a look and tell me what you think, why should more people try tanking?

https://thehenonline.com/why-more-pe...ld-try-tanking

[Anienai]

I like it.

[Jollyy5]

I get bored of doing one thing for too long, so I tend to switch roles and classes depending on what flavor I'm currently feeling.

Tanking, especially as a Warrior, can feel really good, but one of the biggest problems I have with it is that my performance is heavily affected by the healer, if the healer doesn't know what they are doing and/or is undergeared, I may be reduced to sitting in Defiance while I'm internally screaming for them to LET ME SMASH!

[TallonOverworld]

Whereas you describe why people should try playing a tank (and i agree with most) and being a tank myself, i believe a more direct approach of the "problem" would be for us to know even further why people avoid playing tank.
I agree it mostly rests on the savage content but i believe it has deeper reasons for example people just don't like them or the ffxiv tanks don't meet their expectations. For example, even If i were a new tank in the game and i got scolded for even the tiniest mistake, that would most likely cause a wipe, i would be discouraged not to mention if this happens by people that know nothing of tanking.
Most people won't decide to walk down this path, while others just don't mind (the rest of us).
I believe devs should find more ways to motivate players to try tanking and i don't mean a bloody mount.

[Lynesse]

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I'd like to chime in on this!

There are three main reasons why I avoid playing a tank:

1. My friend mains tanks, and I always queue with him. In 4-man content, this gives him a monopoly on tanking. Raids and trials are the only times we could duo tank, but I feel like I'd contribute a lot less as an off-tank compared to healer. So, it's overall better for the group -- and more rewarding for me -- to play a healer.

2. Tanking rotations seem boring. My friend mains DRK, and it looks cumbersome to play, whereas Paladin and Warrior seem too simple. It looks like they do the same things every pull, every boss, forever. I feel like I'd get bored. ^^

3. Tanks don't seem to be in control. A tank who deals DPS, maintains aggro, positions enemies perfectly, and uses his cooldowns effectively is still at the mercy of the healer.

I kind of want someone to convince me otherwise, honestly. It's why I'm here. xP

[Anienai]

I kind of want someone to convince me otherwise, honestly. It's why I'm here. xP

1. Buy fantasia
2. Use fantasia
3. Switch to FEMROE
4. Main WARRIOR
5. Achieve total sexiness

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...your-Roe%21%21

Oozing hawtness.

[vio_p]

Whereas you describe why people should try playing a tank (and i agree with most) and being a tank myself, i believe a more direct approach of the "problem" would be for us to know even further why people avoid playing tank.

I dunno how many mmo's you've played but every mmo i've played that required a team revolved around a tank, people most of the time tend to avoid tanking. I believe its mostly because its a primary role and not one they feel suitable for. There are other issues as well, not everyone has a decent computer / internet service which causes them to lag and being on either tank or healer it makes their mistakes more noticeable. So players go into bish mode and then you end up with a random kick of said tank or healer. Another reason is due to amount of anime fans playing this game, the majority of animes that have some form of combat are focused on dps classes so they end up wanting to play that class in particular.

[MagiusNecros]

Make Tanking more impactful, fun and rewarding and maybe I'll go Tank again. As far as I am concerned it's press button while healer holds your hand.

[Amenian]

Let's be honest. The reason there are so few tanks (and healers) is due to other players, not the game design. A single mistake can get someone kicked or, at the least, yelled at. Going into a dungeon for the first time as a tank is daunting as people expect you to lead. Ultimately, other players make it so stressful that most people just stick to dps.

[InnerBeastMode]

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Facts. I spent 1.5 hours yesterday with virtually one group in O2S (never cleared). Different DPS kept dying to different things. One DPS was incredibly rude (while dying to weird sh*t) I tanked pretty good. Remained consistent for everyone. The mistakes I did make were recoverable. Adjusted when necessary. However, I floated a split second too late on long drop. RAGE QUIT DISBAND. Granted, I get that it's frustrating to f up a good run. (I was extremely apologetic and remorseful afterward). But consistency counts for nothing? Players (especially some DPS) really need to manage their expectations.

Also, you make a good point that "people expect you to lead" but got forbid you give a kind directive or constructive criticism then they start yelling about teamwork or "you don't pay my sub".

I usually just switch to BATTLE chat and follow the mantra "you pull it, you tank it".