Where are all the TANKS at? lolFollow

So, yesterday morning I get up and decided it's time to level my DRK again, since I love that job more than anything. So, after waiting with my flag up for about an hour, I get an invite to come to the Crawlers' Nest. A friend in the party sends me a tell saying, "Just so you know, you'll be tanking." ><

Now, in the end, the party worked great. I had a good time with them and I got two levels out of the deal, but...here is my plea to all you in Bismarck that read this:

WE NEED MORE TANKS!!!

When in the hell did tanks become a rarity? Back when I was leveling my Warrior up to 30 so that I could get my DRK (the only Adv. Job I've ever wanted in this game) the tanks were a dime a dozen, it seemed. Ever since I hit 30 DRK in Kazham, I've noticed a decline in the meat shields.

Now, of course, I'm probably answering my own question here. Everyone gets to 30 for the Adv. Jobs, which is why there seems to be less tanks around anymore. Or, maybe it was just the time of day I was on. But this is my plea: Please, we need more tanks. Maybe I'm being selfish, because as a DRK tanking, I was barely able to get two spells off in a fight (3 tops) due to the damn spell interruptions because the damn beetles kept hitting me over and over again. This in turn might start to gimp my magic skills, and well, I just can't have that. I'm addicted to my Absorb spells now.

So, anyways, there's my rant/plea. More Warriors. More Ninjas. More Paladins. I love you tanks more than anything, and we need more of you now it seems. Back pre-30, ya sat around waiting for a White Mage. Now, post-30, it seems you sit around looking for a tank.

/endrant

This party didn't happen to include two THFs and three RDMs did it? If so that one THF is in my LS.

Another LS member had that problem last night in the Dunes. No tanks to speak of. As a WHM that likes to be invited to a party rather than making his own I rarely have this problem, but I certainly see your point.

I love Ninja, but it's so damn expensive, so that's out. Tarutaru PLDs are already frowned upon, so, can't do that. And Warrior, well, we won't go there. So there's one less tank on our server here. :p

But it seems as though around 9-10PM EST there are a ton of tanks on seeking parties. Most of them are finally getting done with their homework. :p

yeah,

me and my set sat around for a freaking HOUR waiting for a tank - then finally settled for a WAR/THF =/

tanks are on a shortage because so many people are becoming dark knights. Not to knock the job i love it personaly but dark knights are everywhere now. My main is a lvl 15 Paladin atm i took the job because i love tanking. But with so many dark knights and ninjas and samurais running around, sure itl be hard to find a tank. monk seems to be ona rise as well......


Axle
lvl 15 Pld/WAR

thats a posibility to....tanking can get oldi for one picked up DRk so i could damage deal for a change, but people love tanks and its that fame that we thrive on. Whats not to love about someone who gets the hell beat out of themselves so you can in turn beat the hell out of a monster?

Ya, I went back to the Dunes a few weeks ago to lvl NIN and there were more WHM's than tanks seeking. When the hell did this happen??

It's getting to the point now where you will probably be pressed into tank service just on the merit of having a WAR subjob. Bad news for DRK, DRG and SAM; classes that wear light armor and aren't gifted with exceptionally high HP (depending on race), but typically sub Warrior.
In addition some of the popular straight DD gear is more toward damage and less toward defense: attack up at cost of def, two-handed weapons that preclude a shield (hope that parrying skill is up, brother.)
It's valid to argue that these DD jobs can tank well; but the best parties have specialists. A pally is going to suffer a lot less getting Cursed Sphere in the kisser than a DRG will, and that's less HP lost, less MP spent and more EXP earned.

So, agreed.
More people need to hustle down to Sandy and pick up that PLD job. Anybody needs help with that, message me, and I'll sneak you in and out to get your items. ^^

i just think its funny that everyone wants the war/nin to tank the big bad wolf avatar. but ya, no help getting any of us there. and very little love while we struggle through the levels.

I invite WARs to be damage dealers after 30, and they do a great job at it if they're equipped correctly and know what they're doing. I do prefer PLDs, but if there's a WAR seeking rest assured I'll consider it. A backup voker is always appreciated and their damage contribution is nothing to sneeze at.

A mnk should probably only tank if the monster is high defense and low damage, like crabs. Mandys are okay too.

Last night when trying to find a place to camp in Yhoator our group kept gaining aggro cause the mages wouldn't use thinks like invis on themselves, or deodorize after the monster went off chasing others losing sight of the whm. I ended up tanking the Smithy's before I died each time. I got my butt whooped. So monks are not great at tanking all monsters.