First time tank

[Hildy]

Hey all,
I never played a tank on live so I never fully understood all of the tanking mechanics.

Anyone have any explanations or links to guides on AC, Taunt, grouping, weapon choices, Armor, etc....

Thanks!

[Edzilla]

Hey all,
I never played a tank on live so I never fully understood all of the tanking mechanics.

Anyone have any explanations or links to guides on AC, Taunt, grouping, weapon choices, Armor, etc....

Thanks!

Shadowknight: Cast Disease Cloud.
Paladin: Cast Blind, or reroll SK.
Warrior: Reroll SK, or reroll Paladin.

[Hildy]

lmao seems to be the basic idea of the sk =p I'm just wondering more about how AC really works and how to decide between ac, hp, stam...stuff like that....

[Edzilla]

lmao seems to be the basic idea of the sk =p I'm just wondering more about how AC really works and how to decide between ac, hp, stam...stuff like that....


Oh, you picked SK - good choice :P

AC is good in almost every situation. Even the casters of EQ melee hit like level 99 monks. Same goes for stam/HP. AE spells, DD nukes, and dots you will always take to the face while tanking. Anything with good ac (normally plate) and stam/HP on it, you want.

*correct me if i'm wrong - tanks*

[Daldaen]

Shadowknight: Cast Disease Cloud.
Paladin: Cast Blind, or reroll SK.
Warrior: Reroll SK, or reroll Paladin.

Lol... you'd make a terrible paladin.

[Hasaan]

!!!!!

[Swish]

Shadowknight: Cast Disease Cloud.

In the early levels, with no monk present (say 9-15), you can get away with a Siphon Strength - for 5 mana instead of 10 !

Sounds crazy? IT IS!!

If you've picked a SK with low int (troll/ogre) then its worth bearing in mind for sustained pulls :)

..and don't forget, the taunt button does work - use it, save the mana ;)

[William_Munny15]

Don't let anybody steer you from the best tanking class in the game. Everyone wants to down talk warriors, because they can't nuke at 80% exactly, and rogues might have to evade or come in after 5%, but people are just too lazy to let a warrior gain aggro and that's not the warrior's fault, it's the groups job. But that's just me, i'd rather not give away exp to a hybrid because the group's lazy.

[falkun]

AC is good in almost every situation. Even the casters of EQ melee hit like level 99 monks. Same goes for stam/HP. AE spells, DD nukes, and dots you will always take to the face while tanking. Anything with good ac (normally plate) and stam/HP on it, you want.

*correct me if i'm wrong - tanks*

Guide to picking stats as a tank:
http://wiki.project1999.org/index.php/Guide_for_Frustrated_Warriors

There are a few "warrior only" portions, but with regards to gearing, all 3 tank classes are pretty much in the same boat. If you want to tank well, I suggest you memorize.

[Hildy]

Thanks for the replies guys but maybe I was misleading in my OP. I'm already playing a level 16 SK.

I'm looking for a detailed explanation of tanking mechanics like AC mitigation, how taunt works exactly, suggestions on sacrificing AC for stats.

[falkun]

Thanks for the replies guys but maybe I was misleading in my OP. I'm already playing a level 16 SK.

I'm looking for a detailed explanation of tanking mechanics like AC mitigation, how taunt works exactly, suggestions on sacrificing AC for stats.

AC mitigation: AC is NEARLY always king. See guide for frustrated warriors linked above for more information.

Taunt puts you at Top of hate list + 1 hate. I'd have to dig deeper to determine:
1) Taunt may not function on yellow-red /con mobs until a future patch.
2) I do not know if taunt includes proximity aggro or not when bumping the taunter to the top of the list.

Sacrificing AC for stats: almost never. See frustrated warriors guide linked above for more information.

[Hildy]

Ah ok!

Thanks for pointing that out! That guide is actually exactly what i was looking for.

Thanks again all!