Quote Originally Posted by ZeSeKa View Post
Heyaz again!

So, most of the time Instances go well. But sometimes, there are some really, really awful tanks. Any advice on how to deal with:

- undergeared tanks

- jittery tanks

- selfish (is that the term for that?) tanks

- a combination of the above

My gear is decent enough, so I can outheal most stuff. And a SC Raise is always possible. But y'know how it goes sometimes...

Thanks in advance
If the problem is purely behavior, try talking to them. Unfortunately, there is a risk of people getting 'defensive' (aggressive really), but hopefully they'll be responsive and there aren't exactly much in the way of other options either.

Undergearing can be the toughest one, if they're really undergeared, and unfortunately there's just very little you can do about it.

Pretty much just hope your gear is good enough to outheal stuff, and that you and the DPS can tank stuff if it comes down to it. This is much easier in 50/60/70/80 dungeons, and can be much harder in leveling dungeons, due to the relative sync points of them.

But in the end there are limits to what's within your control. Minimum ilvl requirements help, but they're a bit low for tanks. Though it's very rare this happens, if I do get a tank that's so atrociously geared I can't keep them up once my oGCDs have been burned through... well, that's a prompt for me to leave. A 30 minute duty finder lock is better than some alternatives, and past a certain point it's just futile.

But sometimes there can be exceptions, like a well geared DPS that both has the output to hold aggro and enough tankiness thanks to that gear. For the rest of them, well, just heal like mad.

But just to emphasize: don't feel obligated to stick around if there's someone making a run so awful it's thoroughly ruining your experience. Doing something else for 30 minutes can be better than sticking through something that makes you not want to play anymore.