Assisting the tank

[El-Hefe]

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?

I mean, if CC is doing their job then tank shouldn’t need to switch targets. But if there is a reason to switch targets then it makes sense for a tank to also be MA so that everyone can quickly swap targets and CC can lock down the old target.

Having the MA and tank be different characters opens up too many possibilities for miscommunication I think.

[Zephire]

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

I mean, if CC is doing their job then tank shouldn’t need to switch targets. But if there is a reason to switch targets then it makes sense for a tank to also be MA so that everyone can quickly swap targets and CC can lock down the old target.

Having the MA and tank be different characters opens up too many possibilities for miscommunication I think.

that in itself can be a problem. The group should stay on the original target unless the ma/tank calls for them to attack a new mob.

[magnetaress]

best groups I am in are totally silent, no one spamming hotkeys, we all just know what to do, even when train happens, everyone stops to cc, get merbs under control, charm stuff, peel with appriate non-dot spells etc