Assisting the tank

[magnetaress]

I assist main DPS like rogue, or the enchanter who is mezzing the mobs I want to break mez on.

Originally Posted by sycopata666 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To succes you just have to assist the guy of the team who is not assisting and breaking all the mezzs... Kidding

Not so much issues, just some random guy doting all mobs and some no controled pet.

Some people no use this:

Command: /pet back off
UI Button: Back

Effect: empties the pet's Hate List, causing it to stop attacking.

Detail: while this will clear the pets hate list, if a mob atacks the pet again after this command is given it will begin attacking the mob again. This is a particular problem in areas with mobs casting large AE's. Temple of Veeshan is the most common example.

make your pet guard an area away from the AoE zone, when its backed off it will go back to its guard spot, gg

[Wallicker]

Really though, if you have CC in group just let them do their job as the tank and don’t switch targets, save your taunt so it’s up when you go to the next mezzed mob and hit it with taunt right before breaking(however I can see swapping mid fight to pump a taunt on mezzed mob if you got some gung-ho pet classes or overzealous melee in group lol). But if tank says assist me with whatever just stay on that mob a little common sense goes a long ways... typically killing the higher lvl mobs first so CC has easier times, if root is only CC kill casters first, etc. But assist is definitely a very awesome tool when used properly. If group is having issues then having a MA can help - sometimes though people just suck or are distracted/tired/drunk.

[Videri]

Originally Posted by Wallicker [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if tank says assist me with whatever just stay on that mob

[Kanuvan]

because there's so many enchanters and sometimes bards running around that its rarely needed to have the tank swap aggro, easier to just focus on the highest priority target and let the CC deal with the rest to avoid CC breaks

back in classic there wasn't as many enchanters or good bards because people weren't all sweaty gamers and didnt have all the information available to them so having melee actually tank mobs was all that people knew

[Zephire]

Originally Posted by Alshadar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Assisting the tank seems to be the expected thing to do in groups. Why is this? Back when I played during the classic era there was the tank and there was the main assist(MA). The MA picked the targets and everyone assisted them. That way the tank was free to switch targets as needed to manage aggro. Does anyone do this anymore?

To me, that set up only makes sense in a raid situation.

There's no reason to have a tank and m/a unless the tank is pulling in which case he/she ins't there to assist as.. they're pulling

If a group wants to run it that way, sure ok. But there's a few ways to skin a cat, as they say.

tl:dr different folks have different play styles.

[Cen]

If you have a Ranger in your party he should ALWAYS be main assist. Rangers naturally know which enemy is to be favored. Call it the favored enemy sense. Now I know what you are thinking: what if the Ranger dies? Well, the truth is, if your Ranger dies, everyone should lay down their weapons and accept death, for all hope is lost.

[kaev]

Originally Posted by Cen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you have a Ranger in your party he should ALWAYS be main assist. Rangers naturally know which enemy is to be favored. Call it the favored enemy sense. Now I know what you are thinking: what if the Ranger dies? Well, the truth is, if your Ranger dies, everyone should lay down their weapons and accept death, for all hope is lost.

After > 8 years I have at least seen a post on these forums worthy of of an upvote. Thank you sir for your fine contribution.

[Christina.]

Originally Posted by Cen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you have a Ranger in your party he should ALWAYS be main assist. Rangers naturally know which enemy is to be favored. Call it the favored enemy sense. Now I know what you are thinking: what if the Ranger dies? Well, the truth is, if your Ranger dies, everyone should lay down their weapons and accept death, for all hope is lost.

Best post in the entire thread, I laughed hard lol

[magnetaress]

I agree, don't assist the MT unless the MT calls the shots. Usually trhey will with a hotkey, at that time, assist them. otherwise assist whoever you feel like is the MA. If there is no MA, be the MA you would want to be and don't break CC.

[Rick Sanchez]

You assist the tank for efficiency of the group all around, when he calls it of course. Cleric won’t have to use as much mana, chanter won’t keep getting hit from the mez’d mobs, you can burn mobs down properly. It’s a tool to enable the group to run smoothly instead everyone acting like autistic children and not acting like part of a group. Sometimes their is a MA as the tank needs to switch to multiple targets but this is the overall jist of things.