know your aggro! a guide for DPS.

[V1V1]

when you attack a mob you will notice on the left side of the screen their will be a window with the mob's name on it it you look close enough you will see a circle the colour of the circle represents the amount of aggro you're pulling take a look at the image below.
if you guys could bump this thread i feel this is a need for dungeons to help healers and tanks

[VidPrime]

Bumpage for great justice

[Soulburn32]

Good to know, now if only my tanks could hold agro correctly i'll be set

[Niota]

Good to know, now if only my tanks could hold agro correctly i'll be set

Tanking can be quite stressful; if there's something a tank can be doing better ask them if they'd like some tips? Everyone needs to start somewhere and it's everyone's job to watch their hate.

[Soulburn32]

Tanking can be quite stressful; if there's something a tank can be doing better ask them if they'd like some tips? Everyone needs to start somewhere and it's everyone's job to watch their hate.

Well lucky for me most of them I run into know what they are doing, but one bad one in a group makes is sooooo frustrating lol.

[Odins_wrath]

Tanking can be quite stressful; if there's something a tank can be doing better ask them if they'd like some tips? Everyone needs to start somewhere and it's everyone's job to watch their hate.

I may be off base with this tip. I only discovered it last night. I'm a PS3 player. I leveled a glad in both P3 and P4 betas. I really struggled in holding aggro when there was multiple mobs. but biggest challenge was simply switching from target to target using the hotbar system ps3 utilizes. new to the controls, the class and the game is a steep learning curve.

while having the hot bar open(hold R2) you can cycle through the mobs in your view while taping R1 or L1. That function may have been there all along, but had eluded me. it may have been in the update applied when entering EA for the first time, or in one of the maintenance downs recently.

now my point/tip for tanking. with that ability to effortlessly switch targets, I was able to generate hate on multiple mobs, and hold aggro time and time again. if we don't get caught up in trying to DPS and cycle through the mobs that have been engaged do your 3 -4 abilities on each to build hate, switch mobs and repeat. you will be congratulated, and the stress fades away and is now extremely fun.

[Lethaltyrant]

I give it my best to tank it just sucks at lower levels they dont give much for pulling hate i try to cycle two skills then flash and i try to make sure that mob doesnt take their eyes off me im willing to die first if it means the rest can get a chance to survive

[Shadowblind]

I give it my best to tank it just sucks at lower levels they dont give much for pulling hate i try to cycle two skills then flash and i try to make sure that mob doesnt take their eyes off me im willing to die first if it means the rest can get a chance to survive

When I'm tanking I'm always the first to die, although I've only died during bosses twice to this point. I always have a buff or two on out of six (taken from lot of classes), and I have all plundered armors.

I'm not an experienced tank, but from other MMOs, you know you've tanked well if you've kept the group alive as long as you can and you're the first to go. 'Course it's even better if no one dies.

[CrisGer]

Agreed, it is hard to keep the enemies focused on us. but it is very satisfying when it does work. I found that the shield throw is useful when the enemy is running around like some do. Hard to keep their attention when they do that.

[Pwnagraphic]

....Maybe if all the tanks didn't suck at their jobs.