Toxic DPS

[HisShadowX]

I wouldn't let the conversations in the forums discourage you from tanking if you want to in groups. Most people in game are far more polite and patient then we see in threads here where people argue.

I let the forums and reddit convos scare me away from tanking for years but the reality of the in-game playerbase is far different.

Its hard for any new tank. I remember when I was a new tank years ago now. As you know in ARR content during a certain level range the armor you can get on your legs makes it so you can't wear any boots which people did not understand. Thankfully I have run into those tanks and cheer them on as DPS and Heals gangs up on them.

[HisShadowX]

If Trusts AOE I would pick them any time over randoms, they do more DPS than a lot of randoms.

I only random for tombstones and leveling I thankfully only need to level my Dark Knight from 80 to 90 and that should not be hard. With them adding more trusts for the ARR, Heavensward, and now Stormblood MSQ that should make a lot of people happy.

[Jirah]

There’s isn’t a dungeon above 60 in a non Minilv run where it’s remotely practical to be so gentle with pulls. Your actively slowing down for literally no reason, take a chance! Pull more what’s the worst case scenario? Dying? Then just pull less if your healer or tank can’t handle it somehow

[Absimiliard]

How do you even fail at mass pulling above 60? By then three of the four tanks have all the tools necessary to straight up run on autopilot. Once upon a time so did DRK, but that was before the best parts of its kit were torn out and given to other jobs.

[DanielNegreanu_Adamantoise]

Dungeons typically go 2 big pulls, then boss, 2 big pulls, then boss

You get 25s cds, 60s cds, 90s, 2min, and invul(4 to 7min)

Not knowing dungeons can make it tricky, but generally every pull I plan to use 2x 25s cds, a 60s, and either a 90s+120s, or a 120s+invul

I can do this on pld without issue, and on warrior it’s not even necessary w2w is braindead, but drk? No idea
I know you can’t heal yourself and your invul kinda sucks, so..