Do tanks actually take less damage?

[Exard3k]

Originally Posted by Stonewallx39 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To your point the knight and slower would both really need to be on their game or there will be at least a couple rounds of unslowed melee.

I never had any trouble keeping aggro with my paladin. I often was praised for that by chanters and shamans. As a tank, the slower can cast slow when mob is incoming and I take on aggro before the slower gets hit. Works all the time. Resists and thus recasts of slow are more difficult to handle and depend on reaction and distance tank <-> slower.

If you use your FoL and stuns after slower got hit, you're doing it wrong. Pro-active approach is advised to keep everything smooth and casters happy. Any chanter/shaman can rely on not getting hit/aggro on casting slow on inc mob when the tank is a paladin who knows their class and got some experience with slowers in party. Bard is more difficult because they generate more aggro over time with the songs, just be on your guard with a bard next to you.

I died once with my shaman because the WAR couldnt get aggro for like 25sec. This doesnt happen with PAL/SK.