(08-03-2013, 03:57 AM)Fiona Wrote: Just a quick question but why is it bad to be an offtank? I mostly played healing classes so I've yet to learn the in and outs of being a tank person!
Honestly? Part of it is most likely an ego thing. I have been tanking in MMOs for almost ten years now. Its been a unique experience. Depending on how the game worked, some of the time the "offtank" was just the less talented/geared tank who only really did things if the main tank died, and the rest of the time was just a gimpy DPS.
Though games have gotten better with two tank mechanics with aggro swapping and two boss fights, etc, so sometimes the offtank is just the tank with a little less leadership.
And maybe that is another part of it. I like being the main tank because I strive for leadership in a party/raid setting. In a lot of settings the tanks are highly scrutinized. I remember countless times being raged at for losing one mob's aggro when I was learning to tank the game I was in. So when I commit to tanking, I really get into it. I do my homework, I keep my gear updated, and I practice to learn every fight.
I really don't know the raid mechanics of this game, but Warrior actually is a perfectly made offtank. Like its been said, they have good AoE enmity so they can deal with adds, and when they're not put out some DPS (Not to the level of a true DPS, but more than a mitigation tank) So a Paladin/Warrior tanking duo would actually be a pretty good fit.
In some games, there becomes "the tank." Other tank classes just sort of fall short, so that is part of the reason I'm fretting between the two. I just hope they keep the two balanced with their respective strengths. It always sucks when a class starts to become obsolete.
Like I mentioned, given time I'll level both and we'll see from there. So maybe my biggest concern is an IC role? I dunno, I almost feel like I'm having an identity crisis if I don't go with the good 'ol fashion sword and board tank haha.
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