know your aggro! a guide for DPS.

[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.