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lederhosen ([personal profile] lederhosen) wrote2010-10-10 07:01 pm
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[WoW] People you meet in random pugs

So, I was running a random heroic dungeon on my warlock. As usual, the party leader was also tank (= heavily-armoured person whose job is to keep monsters occupied and keep damage away from the squishy healers and damage-dealers). At one point our healer, following somewhat behind the rest of the party, accidentally managed to catch the attention of a grumpy-looking tree monster. So, how does our heroic tank/leader deal with this?

(1) Use a 'taunt' ability to distract the critter from the healer.
(2) Charge in and beat on the monster to get its attention.
(3) Stand still and offer cool leadership and sound tactical advice, like the following:

Party Leader:********-Spinebreaker: OMFG
Party Leader:********-Spinebreaker: NO
Party Leader:********-Spinebreaker: LET HIM DIE I WILL RES
Party Leader:********-Spinebreaker: OMG

In the end I poked the monster enough to pull him towards the rest of us, including the tank, who then had to do something about it. But seriously, wtf?
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[personal profile] tcpip 2010-10-10 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
It is not unusual for a tank not to be a tactician... Maybe someone else should take of party leader?
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[personal profile] tyggerjai 2010-10-10 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
To be fair, given that the tank is generally the first to die and the most expensive repair bills, I'll very rarely let *anyone* else lead an instance I'm tanking. Especially since I'm also generally expecting (and expected ) to pull trash, position them safely, etc.

All of which means, depending on the context, sometimes I'll happily let someone die if I think they've been an idiot. "Protect the healer" is my first priority in controlled combat that I've initiated (or uncontrolled combat some stupid DPSer has accidentally initiated). It's not an over-riding rule if I think someone needs a short sharp lesson in not wandering off. Especially if it's a healer dragging behind when he should be right next to me ready for my next pull.

Contrariwise, if a tank has rushed ahead while a healer is drinking, and the healer has been trying to catch up and just caught the edge of a pathing mobs aggro range, then the opposite applies. But it is context dependent.
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[personal profile] tyggerjai 2010-10-10 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, yeah. When the healer says afk, you stand next to the healer til they get back. And if you sneak with 4/5, you'd better be ready to go back for the 5th. So yeah, it does sound like a douche tank.