Serious lack of tanks here

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

The class roster at any given time on p99 =

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This is what happens when you leave an elf simulator on for too long.

[Stinkum]

It seems that way, but Live had what? 2,000-3,000 players per server? Our 500-600 average is small potatoes compared to that.

[fadetree]

DPS - stacks.
Tank - does not stack.

[Trazic]

As a 47 rogue who mostly relies on groups for experience I have not noticed any lack of tanks.

Getting into groups complete with tanks has been fairly easy for me.

[ncapatina]

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

DPS - stacks.
Tank - does not stack.

I think you managed to say it better in two sentences than I did in 3 paragraphs, bravo.

[kaev]

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

DPS - stacks.
Tank - does not stack.

Not strictly true. Good things can happen pairing a warrior with either knight class if you're actually crawling a dungeon rather than just sitting in one spot circle-jerking to the spawn timer, or when working a dungeon without bard/enchanter easy-mode crowd-control. But most of the time, especially when minmaxmunchkins are singing the tune, yeah pretty much.

[Wotsirb401]

Having played a tank on live i naturally made a tank here. Warrior is just too fun. but The posts are right, we have people like bards and rangers stepping up to try and tank Fay and other mobs. Warriors just make it super easy and the majority of warriors are leveled up fast by top tier guilds and stored and different raid targets for quick engages and dragon loot!

I tanked a lot of groups as my human monk through 20's-40's

[xCry0x]

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

It seems that way, but Live had what? 2,000-3,000 players per server? Our 500-600 average is small potatoes compared to that.

2,000-3,000 players on live isn't equal to ~800-900 prime time players where the majority are either logged on as geared level 60s or alts of geared level 60s.

Trak spawns and TMO shits out 5 level 60 ogre warrior dopplegangers, full cobalt, epic 1 hand blade of black dragon eye in the other.

The biggest problem of leveling a tank is the inferiority complex you develop when you end up standing there while the rogue with cof + epic + fungi agro tanks (or similarly equipped monk).

[getsome]

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said the person who can not see through /anon, to the person that actually can see through /anon

Anon does not block the ability to see how many people are online.

/who all count works just fine.

[Laugher]

I've had monks, rangers etc. tank for my groups, even in our late 40s in lguk and early 50s, in lguk had a ranger tanking frenzy camp for 2-3 days straight wtih no wiping. In my lower levels on my rogue (about a month ago) I was seeing 1-2 rangers in 2/3 groups I got, and they were tanking fine. They are around but I see them far more frequently at lower levels, perhaps as alts that don't necessarily make the high end (and judging by the gear of many of them I would guess this is the situation.) I don't see as many warriors as knight classes potentially because knight classes hold aggro better pre 37, and yes while I do make comments about xp snare (see earlier in the thread) I will admit some of the best tanks I've had here are not warriors but hybrids (rangers even) or monks.

*edit* a good hybrid imo can compensate for the xp snare by being more effective with stuns, aggro, snares and/or dps than a straight warrior