Where my Tanks at?

[Glarkus31]

I rolled a Paladin... only lvl 7 now. The last two nights I have gotten a group immediately in BB and GFay. Maybe just lucky right now.

[Bihlbo]

Part of the issue is that if your group knows what it's doing, then casters are managing their agro so as to not draw off the tank, tanks are taunting and doing what they can to hold agro, and as soon as things go bad in the fight the tank is the first to die. As a pet class, the cost of things going poorly is negligible. As a tank, you lost hours worth of xp gain.

[Kendir]

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

Part of the issue is that if your group knows what it's doing, then casters are managing their agro so as to not draw off the tank, tanks are taunting and doing what they can to hold agro, and as soon as things go bad in the fight the tank is the first to die. As a pet class, the cost of things going poorly is negligible. As a tank, you lost hours worth of xp gain.

This is where I'm at in this discussion. Ive mained a sk on live and blue, and started one on Teal but I got soooo sick of being the only one to die and wasting my time. On a positive note though I am loving my baby rogue so maybe it was just time for me to switch it up.

[bum3]

I thought about rolling a tank.. but i end up tanking in every game.. kinda wanted to be chill you know? Let someone else beef roll it for once. But I may be rolling a tank soon.

[silo32]

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

My main is currently level 14 and I can count on one hand the amount of times Ive parties with a Tank. And 100% of the time it was a Paly.

This is over in GFay/Crushbone.

Most parties Ive been in I the Rogue was the Tank. Luckily every group had 2 healers. Generally 2 Druids or a Cleric and a Druid.

Had a group the other day say they needed a Mage for a "Tank Pet". This group already consisted of a Wizard and Enchanter (and a Cleric and a Druid).

Where all my tanks at? Did you guys get replaced by Earth Elementals and Rogues?

that's odd because I am in the same zone lvl range as you and most of my groups have 2 paladin's and or 2 warriors...

[Jimjam]

Going by my experience: they're level 10 soloing zombie corner in nek forest.

[Attila the Fun]

Newb undergeared tank checking in and having a blast so far! I decided to do this the difficult way and rolled a Paladin on Teal and will be leveling up slowly as playtime allows. Previous mains were a Shaman and an Enchanter and I’ve never done melee before, so figured it was time. That being said, I somehow never leveled up in or around Qeynos before, so that’s where I started and there are a few tanks around there, but still limited. Come befriend the few of us paladins and we will gladly tank for you!

On teal I am Thiccthighs, the mildly clueless but already slightly benevolent paladin!

[gkmarino]

33 Paladin on Teal. So far having a blast, I love the group life and meeting people along the way. One key is hoping you make a good impression on others so that they might remember you for next time they need a tank. Nothing is worse than solo tank life, it's literally the pits.

[kaluppo]

This isn't blue. Rules have changed so less people want to play hybrids so that limits the numbers of paladins and sk's that get rolled. Warriors are pathetic at solo and extremely gear dependent so while more people might roll one eventually they may wait for Kunarks release to do so. And like previously mentioned elfland is not where most warrior races will be since players tend to prefer ogres, trolls or barbarians.

I love dwarf warriors just don't see too many of them around. If I didn't love the Druid class so much I might have rolled one just to be a commodity in great demand for groups. But EQ life without bind, invis and gate is not for everyone.

[Cen]

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

33 Paladin on Teal. So far having a blast, I love the group life and meeting people along the way. One key is hoping you make a good impression on others so that they might remember you for next time they need a tank. Nothing is worse than solo tank life, it's literally the pits.

The legendary berserked is now a paladin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] i still remember when you first rolled berserked