Tanking Frustration: I blame WoW

[Ehayte]

By "looking at your hate," you mean observing the mobs? Or is there a threat meter im not aware of?

There are 3 Enmity indicators in this game. They follow in order of usefulness:
#1 - In your party window, to the left of a member's class icon is a white meter with a number next to it - if the number is 1 or A, the mob is about to smack that person. Everyone that has some hate as a number, in order of how much hate they have. There is also that white meter that fills up, the more fill the meter is, the more enmity someone has. So if it says you are #1, but the healer's says #2 and the bar is almost full, you are about to lose aggro.
#2 - In the (default) left of your UI over your main chat, there is a list of things that have you on their hate list. If the icon is green, they see you, yellow, they are pretty upset with you, red, they are targeting you.
#3 - Red lines/Sounds - When a mob targets something new, a red line will go to them from the mob. If it is you, it will make a soft noise.

[Keneblerz]

There are 3 Enmity indicators in this game. They follow in order of usefulness...

I see, thanks for that. I never realized it. I normally eyeball it based on how long i havn't used flash or how much the healer is using cure/regen. When i see the red line i immediately use provoke followed up shield lob or something and resume shield bashing anythign that moves . I kid, but thankfully my healers don't have to work so hard unless i goofed on establishing threat.

[Avalon_Albrook]

I see, thanks for that. I never realized it. I normally eyeball it based on how long i havn't used flash or how much the healer is using cure/regen. When i see the red line i immediately use provoke followed up shield lob or something and resume shield bashing anythign that moves . I kid, but thankfully my healers don't have to work so hard unless i goofed on establishing threat.

Those indicators are your lifeline as a tank. Now that you know they're there and what they mean, start making it your second nature to be aware of them at all times. When pulling aggro, you want the "traffic signal" indicators to all be red squares on you. That means you're doing your job and their aggro is just for you. But even a red triangle means you've lost aggro to someone and you're only second most hated now. Literally, the instant a red triangle comes up as an indicator, you should fly off the handle with a lob or a flash and scream into a headset, "YO MOB BITCH WHAT YOU THINK YOU DOING IMMA CUT YOU". I don't believe this part helps in pulling aggro back, but it makes me feel more connected to the moment.

[Keneblerz]

"YO MOB BITCH WHAT YOU THINK YOU DOING IMMA CUT YOU". I don't believe this part helps in pulling aggro back, but it makes me feel more connected to the moment.

ROFL This is exactly what i do when a mob goes running off XD. *Provoke + shield lob* "YO MUF*CKER WHERE U GOING!" XD

Btw this is for every tank with runaway mobs. Usually the single mob that decides to misbehave. Provoke + shield lob is insta-hate grab. Id suggest only using it for those mobs that may do serious damage to your healers.

[Avalon_Albrook]

ROFL This is exactly what i do when a mob goes running off XD. *Provoke + shield lob* "YO MUF*CKER WHERE U GOING!" XD

I say more people need to take cues from us on this. Nothing more personally satisfying then pulling aggro back while screaming profane tirades at the screen. "WHAT, OH IT'S ON NOW, PUNKASS GETTIN SHANKED FOR THAT" and other wholesome family phrasing...

(I'd give serious money to SE to add a Shank action for Paladins.)