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Originally Posted by Nixtar
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Didn't dispute that but in terms overall effectiveness in tanking(as in the role of the tank) monks fall short.
Doesnt matter if you take less damage when the mob in question is attack your chanter/healer. As a Paladin I have FoL/Stun/heal/root and are able to swiftly regain control of the fight + every other class can comfortably heal/DPS without the fear of getting attacked. SKs have a similar yet different set of tools to do the same.
That's my entire point. While the mitigation numbers favour monks there's more to tanking than simply taking a little bit less damage.
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If you're fulfilling a tank role, then chances are you have at least 1 support class with you that can root so the monk can root tank. It's great that paladins/rangers/SK's have all these tools, but if you use them a lot you're gonna have to sit and med (without an enc.) It's better to have support classes use all those tools since they can regen mana during the fight, but a lot of healers get in the "just sit there and wait to heal" mentality instead of taking a larger role in xp groups. On a similar note, had a cleric buying stun command off me, and he didnt wanna offer very much because he said that spell was "useless to him." lol.