Keeping hate on multiple targets

[Aphel]

Marking targets is important. If there are 3 mobs and you've marked all of them, it gives the DPS a sense of what to hit next. If you only marked 1 mob out of 3 then after the first one goes down you're going to have trouble with threat unless you've been keeping flashes up.

This is just my opinion, but I think people who are having trouble keeping threat on multiple mobs are the ones who don't mark.

If you've been marking, keeping flashes up and still losing aggro, then it might be an over-zealous DPS or something.

[IndigoHawk]

Marking targets is important.

Marking becomes less important when DPS understand the tank's strategy.

For 3 mobs, often there is 1 strong and 2 weak. Most tanks prioritize weak to strong, occasionally prioritizing strong if it's significantly more dangerous or annoying. If the tank engages one 1 weak mob, kill that one. Then move to the next weak, then to the strong. If instead the tank engages the strong, kill that one, then work through the weak ones. 3 mob groups are routine.

I also start with the weak mob on the right and move left. This makes it easier for people to know what to expect.

For big fights with adds, I mark a target if it gets confusing, but the basic rules of assisting the tank, working weakest to strongest, and right to left is often good enough.

If there's confusion, ask the tank about their strategy.