does kiting work?

[Anhra]

Hello

I am lvling my 2. Tank and usaly when i pull several groups, and i feel my healer can't keep up with healing me, despite my def CDs, i run in a big circle around him, to lower the dmg i get.

I feel like that saved me from several wipes untill now because not all the mobs where hitting me and thus the healer was able to heal me up.
Edit. Yes i do stop running around when he stabilizes me ;-)

A Mentor and healer just told me, that kiting does not work. That this game does not work this way - after he pulled me into all the mobs and killied us all.

Well i stoped arguing with him to not make myself ragequit for the first time.

So dear experienced Tanks - is the Mentor right and i was fooling myself, or is my kiting something that actualy works?

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Personal opinions aside of most people, i say kiting in both Deep Dungeon as well as regular Dungeon content, works really well, for the sake of mitigating damage. It has a specific rythm to it instead of purely running in circles in order to be effective. Only be mindful about the Healers position if you do decide to do so.

People ONLY complain about kiting, because the those who play Dps and have positionals, have to put in more effort than usual (which isnt much in the first place, you even have skills that bypass positional requirements and on a low cooldown as well).

Also, a Tanks main responsibility, is staying alive and keeping aggro. If kiting on his part is required to stay alive because the situation demands it, then it is what it is. Dps issues are the Dps' problem and how YOU manage that is up to you, not what a Tank needs to concern about.