Quote Originally Posted by Driskus View Post
That gear level seems normal for first-timers going in there. Also, I'm pretty sure there isn't an ilvl sync for Shinryu, so a new tank will definitely have to work harder if the majority of the party is at 370+. Most of the time I end up in there, I typically have more HP as a healer (due to 380/390 gear) than a tank if they're new. I feel like SE should have put a 350 or so sync on it just to keep it from getting too far out of control. As long as they can get the mechanics figured out it almost always goes well, even if some random over-geared players end up taking some hits occasionally. As far as the other tank, that was definitely a lazy/bad one. They should have stepped up and at least tried to hold top aggro so only one DPS or healer would get hit if the other tank couldn't keep up.
That's the kicker, they weren't a new tank. They had more classes to 70 and when questioned about the gear, they didn't even reply. They simply pulled Shinryu to prevent from kicking. (Which also means they hadn't run the job quest, as it gives a full i290 set...)
I did stand corrected, as Shinryu has a limit of i280.
Unfortunately, with both tanks not doing their job, the other healer, a RDM and I had to take the brunt of almost all autoattacks. (Though I do agree some manner of synch wouldn't be bad there.)

And of course this was just one of the MANY instances I had to witness where someone went into something undergeared and made it arguably harder for everyone.