(09-11-2013, 05:52 AM)Rinh Hallani Wrote:(09-11-2013, 05:01 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: Generally speaking, the reason why people don't want to Heal or Tank is because those two roles have far more responsibility put on them as compared to DPS roles. Â When the group wipes, people start bitching at the healer (which I can attest to after having done a Stone Quarry where the tank could only tank one mob at a time, and the DPS bitched at me for not being able to keep the tank up while trying to keep myself alive with 4 of the 6 mobs on me). Â If there's a shitty DPS who can't follow kill order, the tank's job becomes a nightmare of desperately trying to get threat back - and usually failing. Â Then everyone is mad at him (because, geeze, why couldn't he hold threat?!) as opposed to the real culprit - that being the DPS.
Yep, 100% this. The one thing that's put me off tanking is the "tank is god" mentality. You're expected to know the most efficient path through the dungeon, the tactics for every boss, spot a pat a mile away, hold aggro over dps who're targeting the wrong mob, bake a cherry pie whilst standing on your head, etc. It's a hell of a lot of responsibility to pile onto one role. It wouldn't be quite so bad if you were allowed to make mistakes as you learn but more often than not you get slammed in the face by a rage train.
If people want more tanks and shorter queues, they should work together as a team, share some of the responsibility and offer helpful tips to new or struggling tanks rather than shouting at them.
If only I could add more quote's to this one reply-but lo-I CANNOT!
I must agree wholeheartedly that I am in the same boat. Tank's are treated as such due to the fact that they are the literal HEART of the team. They are expected to do everything perfectly-and without flaw. It's just how gamer's minds are hardwired now it seem's.
And when you have a new player taking on the role of Tank-you can see some spark's really fly at the newby. It offsettles and makes players less likely to take up the mantle and disheartens those whom would have truly enjoyed that class/position/role.Â
Some people are just too uptight. Mistakes occur. Relax a bit and don't put on your sh*t kicker's too soon.Â
Doesn't help that everyone expects everything from the Tank, and doesn't look at the DPS for doing something akin to a chicken lacking a head.Â
Hell, even Vet-tanker's are prone to accident's and issues at times.Â
So. Work together as a team. Relax. Help each other. WIN.
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