gisborne wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2026 2:00 pm
Alubert wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 5:46 pmTanks try to run around the enemy backline on their own instead of protecting their DPS, etc.
That's definitely me. Why protect a DPS though who is just hitting the tanks? I charge in and attack the back line, like my DPS should be doing. If they aren't with me, that's their problem. Maybe you disagree.
Thats a mistake of picking wrong targets. Yours as well. You will do nothing as a tank on backline, like really nothing. And no, your DPS shouldnt go on backlines at engage, thats a mistake as well.
First pick is weakest DPS. How to define weakest? First you look into its positioning and if it has a guard or not. If DPS is out of position and unguarded that what you kill first. If everythings guarded and you play e.g. 2 groups vs 2 groups then you pick what you will put most pressure on, usually thats the skillest and highest DPS but then you keep it focused you look for oportunities to open up on another target and force enemy to make some mistakes or catch their tanks (they could be sleeping).
Never go into backlines straight away either as DPS or tank, you ruin your own team formation.
To score a kill in proper organised gameplay you will need to silence+CC enemy healers, disengage a focused target with guard by a punt on guarding tank, prevent focused target to press detaunt by focusing it fast and applying your KD at the very proper moment to create a surprise moment, you also need to prevent a guard swap from another tank so you either punt it too at the very same moment with other tank or KD it. All this have to be done
SIMULTANIOUSLY cause if you wont manage to then you will have no impact and everyone from enemy team will react, detaunt, apply burst heal/cleanse, guard swap, change position etc.
And even thats not all, you have to lure your target making all the rotations quick as they will track focus and if focused heavily they will peel out and use their movement to pick a position where your DPS will struggle to hit it openly. They will keep track of IHD, every buff/debuff you apply will tell your enemy what you about to do.
And there goes the skills we talk about. I will see on my tank what enemy is trying to kill. Then enemy tank will go for me i will turn to parry the punt. This action alone may decline a proper go from enemy team. If i will not parry i will swap guard midair to another DPS so then i land i will have spare GCDs. Other tank will have immunity mark tracked on me, so the very mere milisecond im away (telling it in discord obviously), my other friend will swap. And you wont get your kill.
But! If i f**k up and you wont* (and i obviously do so), only then you will have your kill.
* your healers will CC other healers, your DPS will not just braindead ungabunga random stuff but(!) apply their PROPER skills for that exact 2 seconds open window time (not just random general crap someone calls "rotation" that you may look up here on forums) assuming you have caught focused target unaware so it didnt detaunt before your team apply KD
So people get offended then they get replies like "skill issues" in their threads. Because yes, everyone understands, its very frustrating and emotions and all. But its indeed "skill issues" for each and every regulary popping things of how WE needs to be nerfed. Be it premades vs pugs discussion, class balance, whatever.
Also no, people (even those who post oneliners) are not meaning any harm, they just state simple facts. "Get group" is also considered as totally toxic advice here, but there is nothing better you can do then to actually join a proper group and learn how proper groups play.
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Also, then you see a group of players that go thru your own team without any issues and kill everything even if its guarded, healed etc - this is what proper assisting and proper skilled GCD management looks like, then people properly stack up their dmg, then there is no fluff crap, then their dmg is connected in best possible way. Its nothing OP, its just skill, what button to press in that exact moment knowing that you are assisted with this class, that you know are specced this way and you synergies with that class well because XYZ.