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this would definately make sorry tanks betterFollow

#1 Jan 14 2004 at 11:31 AM Rating: Default
people always complain that they group with sorry tanks that wont taunt and keep aggro. I got the perfect solution for tanks that wont taunt.With frontiers cms give the tanks a taunt that allows them to steal as opposed to doing damage. LOL i bet the tanks would run out of mana taunting then.ANYONE OUT THERE THAT THINKS THIS ISNT TRUE THEN YOU ARE WELCOME TO TELL ME SO.Tanks are money hungry for money then any class and rightfully so since repairs are so damn expensive
#2 Jan 14 2004 at 1:01 PM Rating: Good
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Not a bad idea, especially when you figure the CM that gives you a taunt that heals give you a huge 7 or so of HP back (I know this goes up with level and which taunt you use, but not by much). Why not give them 7 Tunar instead.
#3 Jan 14 2004 at 3:17 PM Rating: Decent
Sorry but I must disagree. You want to pickpockets play a Rogue. Giving away class specific abilities to others just makes you all into Bards. Jack of all trades and master of the universe.

#4 Jan 14 2004 at 3:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Sorry but I must disagree. You want to pickpockets play a Rogue. Giving away class specific abilities to others just makes you all into Bards. Jack of all trades and master of the universe.


LMAO. but i disagree too. if all classes had the same abilities, I wouldnt want to play anymore. I like the diversity...its a balance, you know?

O and btw, if bards are masters of the universe, rogues are the ones that assassinate them. see, a balance. =)

Sypher
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#5 Jan 14 2004 at 3:45 PM Rating: Default
I would also have to disagree with this post. I am a tank of 40 seasons and I don't want my tank to pickpockets, I mean its hard enuff going through all those attacks and taunts and then having to pickpocket also. I know that cm is optional but come on. No tank in their right mind would buy that cm when we could use more HP's or AC cm's to make us do our jobs better. I also understand that most tanks, key word "MOST", don't use taunt like they are supposed to. But there is a simple solution to that. Boot the tank and find another, its not like there's a tank shortage. My tank hasn't been able to find a group for almost a week now because of the overabundance of tanks. I have other alts aswell but I don't cry about gettin hit a few times. And yes I play as wizards, healers, and melee's so I've seen it from all angles. Just buckle down and bare with it don't get mad if you get hit a few times, it won't hurt you that much anyway the crits are the most deadly anyway.
#6 Jan 14 2004 at 6:10 PM Rating: Good
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I agree, if you don't like your tank, go get a new one. This would make it easier for tanks to get a group, and be an incentive to be a good tank to those that don't always try, like the guy someone who was talking about that would pull, let someone else take first or "crit" hit, then taunt cuz he didn't want to take crits, said he couldn't handle, LOL, laughable.

I think I do a good job maintaining aggro, I'm not going to claim to the best or even one of. But as long as we've got the desired number of mobs, my goal is, and I usually don't let anyone get hit. Unless there's adds, you shouldn't take a hit, I figure out after a little while, how many taunts per mob it's going to take, and then I give out that many taunts, simple. Worst case scenario a mob might start turning, but if I throw the taunt as soon as he starts to turn, you never get hit, simple.

But yes I agree with the other poster, if you don't like the tank you got, get a new one and hope for better. And PLEASE if you like your tank, remember their name next time your looking for one. I've had very few complaints lots of compliments but still have a hard time finding groups at times.

GL ALL
#7 Jan 14 2004 at 7:11 PM Rating: Default
yeah well i whole heartidly agree with the first post.. i am amazed at the greediness of the lower lev tanks.. a lv 6 tank told me and my group he should get all loot to pay for repairs... now i have a lv 12 sk ,,, thats ********
#8 Jan 17 2004 at 6:50 PM Rating: Good
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I've got a question. I've been playing an enchanter lately when I can't get a group with my tank. I found it interesting that they have a spell that adds a taunt to a persons attacks (not sure if I'm wording that right). I'm wondering why people don't use that more often. Although, I must admit I'm not sure how effective it is, because I had it on the tank I was grouped with the whole time and he couldn't hold a mob off the healer to save his life, or the healers. Is this not a very effective spell, is that why people don't seem to use it very often. I don't recall having it on my when I'm grouped with an ench?
#9 Jan 22 2004 at 6:07 PM Rating: Decent
LMAO, i never have a problem keeping agro, agro is all part of your strength. i can taunt one time and keep it from rangers/rogues/monks, keep a high str and all will be fine, if you have to use a couple of tuants, then do so, it's better to keep the mob off the rest of the party than to be the hero and do the damage... anyway, that's just my 2 cents.

camaron
level 60 war
elements of anarchy
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#10 Jan 22 2004 at 7:30 PM Rating: Decent
Lmao I disagree too I hold ARRGO very good if I get a good group. Holding arrgo is all part of the amount of damage you do normally, your AC,the damage and effective use of your spell or abilities, your HP, and the most important the coodrination(sp?)and timing of your group's attacks. All of these will lead to a long good grind with lots XP.

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Edited, Thu Jan 22 19:50:19 2004 by iceabc
#11 Jan 26 2004 at 8:34 PM Rating: Decent
that pizzes me off sayin ALL tanks r greedy. i got a warrior and im not greedy(no more than a normal person anyways). thats just stating sumthin from a stereotype which makes me sick. i and all the other honest tanks deserve an apoligy(sp?).
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