(THALEIA) Tanks have "AUTO" knockback???

[Eyinyin_Eyin]

I was today years old when I tried tanking in Thaleia for the 1st time. I was the main tank & everything was going smoothly until the final boss when s/he is about to cast Hydrostasis. As usual, I went near the puddle that will inflict the 1st knockback. However, somehow I wasn't pushed to the 2nd puddle & that caught off my guard, caused me to fall to the abyss because the next puddle indeed pushed me this time & I was far away from it. It happen for the 2nd time when the boss casted Byregot's Strike. I went near the blue circle, expecting to get knockbacked, but it didn't push me at all.

Are tanks supposed to resist knockback sometimes? I've tried to look for answers but couldn't find one. And I swear I didn't activate my ARM'S LENGHT during both mechanics.

Thank you for your answers!

[Saraide]

Warrior detected

[Hanayumi]

Also if take no damage most effects/debuffs wont actually apply to you (some effects are forced, even through things like hollowed), but yeah something like mit+a chunky healer shield could prevent a knockback.

[OliverQ]

Were you playing a Warrior? Inner Release prevents knockbacks for like 10 seconds.

[Mecia]

we need to bring back pre SHB warrior oh my fuck

[Kemiko]

Also if take no damage most effects/debuffs wont actually apply to you (some effects are forced, even through things like hollowed), but yeah something like mit+a chunky healer shield could prevent a knockback.

This is true, sometimes, yes. My experience in Thaleia however is that 0 dmg doesn't prevent knockback effects. I regularly suffer 0 damage and still get yeeted across the horizon in Thaleia.

[Eyinyin_Eyin]

Thx for the answers, dear Sirs/Madams! And yes, I was a warrior. Seems Inner Release was the culprit. Been playing for years, but still have no idea about it >_<

[CaptainLagbeard]

Inner Release's knockback immunity very rarely comes up, as it's mostly used for the Fell Cleaves and Primal Rend... But it is a thing, and actually lasts longer than Arm's Length. If you use it as the Hydrostatis is happening, you can just ignore the entire mechanic with it.

[rawker]

In general, some attacks that inflicts status will only do so if you take damage. If a barrier completely negates the damage, those attacks will not apply its negative effects to you.

Plus, WAR conveniently has 2 knockback resistance abilities while the rest only have 1.

[LuciferNacht]

Playing for years but don't read tool tips before queuing up with others.

The fact that simply not knowing your job is so normalized over here might be why other communities don't want us to come visit lol.