As the servers were going down, I was about to get my Marauder to 30 and unlock Warrior. Ironically enough I have decided to switch to Gladiator for various reasons.
Now, let me preface anything I say with the fact that I have not tanked high end content in this game yet. This is all from things I have read and under lvl 30 dungeons.
First of all, in the first party you died because you had no healer, not because you were a bad tank. The second party was because you had a rogue DPS that actively worked against a smooth run. You shouldn't need to be spamming Flash.
If the DPS are pulling at all at that level, you're gonna have a hard time controlling the fight. The basic pull is Shield Throw/Tomahawk >> Flash/Overpower then go into your enmity combos (/damage combos if you're MRD)
Basically what I'm saying is you didn't get a fair chance because you had bad teams. You don't have Shield Oath/Defiance yet which boosts your enmity. Being a tank sometimes means taking charge and telling people how things need to work so you can survive the dungeon.
Tanking is definitely fun. Its about all I play. But it does take practice, some studying, and some confidence to tell a party how things need to be done.
EDIT: P.S. Learning to tank might be easier on Gladiator. Marauder is lots of fun and a great tank, it just has a lot more to keep on top of from switching between enmity combo/damage combo, to using cooldowns to get your HP back. (Berserk>>Second Wind, a PUG ability work well together. Bloodbath (HP Steal) and GLD's +Healing ability work well together too)
In your situations, it would have been about the same as a MRD.
Now, let me preface anything I say with the fact that I have not tanked high end content in this game yet. This is all from things I have read and under lvl 30 dungeons.
First of all, in the first party you died because you had no healer, not because you were a bad tank. The second party was because you had a rogue DPS that actively worked against a smooth run. You shouldn't need to be spamming Flash.
If the DPS are pulling at all at that level, you're gonna have a hard time controlling the fight. The basic pull is Shield Throw/Tomahawk >> Flash/Overpower then go into your enmity combos (/damage combos if you're MRD)
Basically what I'm saying is you didn't get a fair chance because you had bad teams. You don't have Shield Oath/Defiance yet which boosts your enmity. Being a tank sometimes means taking charge and telling people how things need to work so you can survive the dungeon.
Tanking is definitely fun. Its about all I play. But it does take practice, some studying, and some confidence to tell a party how things need to be done.
EDIT: P.S. Learning to tank might be easier on Gladiator. Marauder is lots of fun and a great tank, it just has a lot more to keep on top of from switching between enmity combo/damage combo, to using cooldowns to get your HP back. (Berserk>>Second Wind, a PUG ability work well together. Bloodbath (HP Steal) and GLD's +Healing ability work well together too)
In your situations, it would have been about the same as a MRD.
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