tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post3654499213005784323..comments2024-03-12T19:12:09.186+00:00Comments on Priest with a Cause - A World of Warcraft (Classic) blog: Pug tanking frustrationsShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-84895981700947530792011-02-25T20:10:44.743+00:002011-02-25T20:10:44.743+00:00I'm not even sure how you can stand tanking. ...I'm not even sure how you can stand tanking. I usually heal on my priest, but I switched to my pally level 80 alt and started to tank some instances. <br /><br />I couldn't stand the fact that I needed to be using every GCD. I guess I might have just needed practice, but making sure I was going through my "priority/rotation" correctly also blinded me to stuff like making sure aggro was on me. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-63480047879174345502011-02-25T12:06:36.525+00:002011-02-25T12:06:36.525+00:00@Clara & Reala: Maybe you have a point. We'...@Clara & Reala: Maybe you have a point. We'll see.<br /><br />@Stubborn: I would expect no less of someone with a nickname like yours!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-5926060574992294742011-02-24T23:26:58.814+00:002011-02-24T23:26:58.814+00:00"Yeah. Sorry, but sod that. I don't mind ..."Yeah. Sorry, but sod that. I don't mind leading, but people must be willing to follow, instead of everyone doing their own thing."<br /><br />As much as I shudder when other people do this, I'm going to say it:<br /><br />This, very much this. If I'm going to be asked to be a leader and expected to mark pulls, suggest strategies, and lead a group of potential strangers, then I would expect them to at least trust me enough to do as I ask. I'm always willing to hear suggestions different from my own and will frequently take them if they make sense, but lazy players who don't CC, heal poorly, or tank without a thought to their safety or the safety of others burn me up. There's a diamond there, after all! It's not a kill target! Sheep it! Get on skull! Trap squ... you get the point. We all want things to go smoothly, so why is the pressure so frequently put on the tank?Stubbornhttp://sheepthediamond.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-90971092839744885532011-02-24T09:26:57.289+00:002011-02-24T09:26:57.289+00:00I'm inclined to agree with Clara. The fact of ...I'm inclined to agree with Clara. The fact of the matter is that most groups genuinely don't need CC to comfortably run through a normal dungeon nowadays. However for the vast majority it is still necessary in Heroics (unless you want your healer taking a mana break after every trash pull). I would really recommend giving HCs a go, there's no law saying you can't go back to normals if its not for you.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781970721564189148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-52251122159153164272011-02-24T01:42:21.311+00:002011-02-24T01:42:21.311+00:00Honestly I'd say start doing heroics. You'...Honestly I'd say start doing heroics. You'll have a fair amount of pain to start with as all the bosses and trash hit harder and have more health. However that should be balanced out by people being willing to put their CC on the right targets. And if they aren't willing then it's pretty obvious that the issue is their failure. <br /><br />Basically what I'm saying is that the chances of having fewer idiots is greater in a heroic.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090086040272186632noreply@blogger.com