Please Help (Tank Advice)

[Jaminos]

It's everyone's job to make sure they are not grabbing aggro from the tank. There are little bars for each party member showing his/her enmity. Players need to keep an eye on the Threat Meter to make sure they're not pulling aggro.

36 levels into the game and I never noticed that. I just used old fashioned observation. I watch the boss, I watch the party, I watch the adds. While helpful, I prefer my method. Its helpful if you are not used to tanking or need to find out who keeps grabbing agro. But I just prefer to pay attention to the fight like I am.used to.

[VydarrTyr]

36 levels into the game and I never noticed that. I just used old fashioned observation. I watch the boss, I watch the party, I watch the adds. While helpful, I prefer my method.

I agree with you. It's easier for the tank to just watch the mobs. The tank should be the only player in front of the mob, so it's really easy to just watch which way the mobs are facing. If one turns away, or starts running after the healer, you can just grab that mob.

I think the Threat Meter is most helpful for the DPS/heals/support jobs. Without the Threat Meter, there's no real way to know if you're close to pulling hate. You only find out about it when it's too late, and you've actually pulled hate. The Threat Meter tells DPS/heals/support to slow down before they've crossed the line.