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Old 06-07-2010, 10:57 AM
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A lot of MMOers these days don't believe in filling a role in a group. Just pew pew look how much DPS I do!!1eleven

Honestly, I think it's in everyone's best interests to try and edjamakate people on aggro mechanics and why it's wasteful to have a DPS-type tanking.

- Mana regen is slow as crap here
- Their pew pewing should be done in fits and starts, slowly building
- Healers burn the most mana out of anyone, so first priority is minimizing how much healing needs to be done
- Tanks (should) soak damage better than anyone else in the group, so they should be doing it.

I've found that even if I'm pissed as hell about someone in the group screwing up, a few gentle words can get them back in line. "Hey dude, our cleric's having a tough time healing you and we're having to wait longer for him/her to med up after each fight. Maybe try gently and slowly nuking near the start of the fight so the tank has time to build hate?" or something along those lines. Usually works better than "omgz wtf dood stop overnuking blargh!"

Course if they come back with asshattery and "don't tell me how to play" then the verbal gloves are off.
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