Attention Overgeared DPS in AK

[Amyas]

Tanking with flash... Funny I thought the game was setup in such a way that it would be impossible to do that for very long...

Exactly my thought, but apparently his dds are so 'leet' that they can kill them all instantly without getting hate xD

DDS I run with get hate and pull stuff, but they just don't care. They kill it before they die and you can kite that stuff so easily. Everythign but dullhans can be kited and a tank in DL or similar gear can tank 3 dullhans at once.

That's fine for you, but for me, I prefer my runs to be more methodical and fast. To me, if I lose hate, I'm playing badly. I don't want to feel like I'm playing badly when there's literally nothing I can do to keep it from happening, even if I'm going all out. EDIT: is there even a spot where you can tank three dullahans at the same time without pulling skippable ones? Two seems to be the max for me, haven't tried three yet, I don't know if AK and minimum DL gear would be enough though to not get et up quick.

with effectively 3 DD beating on them.

That's just it, in my experience with this its always one dd on one mob, another one on a totally separate one, etc, so they don't die that fast, in my experience again. I don't see why its such a sin to (focus target), you overzealous/derpy dds and dding healers are giving me an ulcer.

if DDs are pulling mobs off of you because they're attacking different mobs, or they aren't all focusing on the one mob you have marked, your party members don't know how to play in a party*

Fixed that for you.

Fixed this for you. Stop trying to defend this awful playstyle, you're going to infect new tanks and turn them into bad players. Stop getting so bent out of shape because you cant hold hate vs geared players - thats not their fault, and its not yours either. Its just gear. Get over it, and be happy you're along for a ride with geared players?

In this particular instance, its more than just gear difference. Why on earth would a blackmage decide to start casting before I've even pulled? Sorry, but if it happens more than a few times in a raid with me, I'm outta there and they can wait for a new tank that puts up with that crap.

Q: What should I do in a situation where the targets are not marked in order? Wait a bit longer and attack the mob with the most accumulated emnity from tank? Advice appreciated.

As a tank, if I see a mob that has its health going down more and its not the one I marked I will remark and refocus target. That seems to work, just pay attention to the hate meters and (focus target) and you can do no wrong, if you pull it off of me, its my (the tanks) fault for not paying attention.