Dear DPS, Stop it!

[Unaki]

Don't unleash all your fury on the monster or boss I pull until I have full threat, it only takes me 3 seconds to get it.

Love, your agitated tank

[Tsunenori]

Unfortunately, the kinds of people who do this aren't the ones who are going to read this thread and go "you're right, I've been doing it wrong this whole time! Thanks!"

Edit: Though while we're at it, a big hearty thank you to tanks who don't just let the whole group die because of this. The other Damage Dealer in your group who might be doing it right and waited 40 minutes for the group appreciates it!

[Kyp]

It is quite annoying, but usually shield lob *AND* provoke/flash before starting single target rotation thru rage of halone will allow me to grab and keep the first add, and then i throw a couple more flashes before the healer pulls the other mobs

Id rather establish stable aggro but with groups lately who rage at the tank when they pull threat after thier first attack... its just not fun

[Amyas]

I've noticed this with healers, usually casting a last SS or something like that just as I voke a boss and they get hate first. Kinda messes with me, but its easy to get hate back, usually.

[parkerjones]

absolutely. i'm a Bard - and yeah, it can be a royal pain when the party does not work as a team. i'd like to add however, it'd be great if the tank could, a. mark their first target, b. not run into a dungeon room and start hacking away at the first creature and finally c. not assume either everyone in the light or full party has run the dungeon before. it's such a wonderful game full of mostly cool people from all around the world, and i only speak for myself here, but i learn something new every time i log into the game. cheers.

[LunarEmerald]

I've dealt with many tanks that even if I wait 10 seconds, the tank will barely have hate on the enemy and as soon as I start attacking, it shifts to me. That's 10 seconds of the tank hitting it. Not counting time running over towards it.

[teknotaz]

absolutely. i'm a Bard - and yeah, it can be a royal pain when the party does not work as a team. i'd like to add however, it'd be great if the tank could, a. mark their first target, b. not run into a dungeon room and start hacking away at the first creature and finally c. not assume either everyone in the light or full party has run the dungeon before. it's such a wonderful game full of mostly cool people from all around the world, and i only speak for myself here, but i learn something new every time i log into the game. cheers.

I would have to agree. people need to think before they leap. went into sunken temple this after and the tanked died 2 times within the first 2 pulls before we figured out what once 1 shooting him. then I get into a level 44 trail and everyone kept running in and not trying to figure stuff out.

[HoroBoro]

Yes sir! XD

I notice that Tanks sometimes have 2 options - either keep full aggro on 1 mob so that DPS doesn't pull aggro, or spread it out a bit so that healer doesn't pull aggro. Some tanks can do both (but not without concentration it seems, as they slip up from time to time). Hey if we pull it, we tank it right?

I only pull mobs because I know my healer/tank is bored and needs some excitement. Never, ever do it on bosses =X

[darkstarpoet1]

there's also tanks that aren't aware that when they pull a group of mobs and they are only attacking one of multiple mobs the first cure, stone skin, or attack gets the hate on the rest of the mobs automatically. there's just as many horrible tanks as any other class in the game.

i do agree with what you are saying in wait until there's hate established as that should the norm, but it does work both ways and tanks need to play their role properly as well.

[hawklsd]

its a Deal tank.. only if you start marking your targets make cc control so much simpler hate cc a target just so the so the tank can run over and attack the one sleeping in the back