| Dear Warrior Tank |
[Mar. 30th, 2010|11:28 am] |
Pulling half a room of mobs who do stacking disease DoTs, along with two mobs that deal frontal cone AoE for 10k damage, and blaming it on the healer's "weak heals" when you die? That lacks class.
Pulling King Drek and all the raptors in his enclosure at the same time, and blaming the healer for pulling aggro? That lacks class.
Charging into mobs that fear, getting feared into another pack of said mobs, and blaming the healer for not keeping you alive because the healer is feared for 16 seconds straight? That lacks class.
All of these problems could have been avoided by simply using line of sight when pulling, or learning which pulls are safe to charge into (eg: packs with no fearing mobs, out of aggro range of any other packs) and which pulls require thinking is part of tanking.
Yes, my heals are weak - I don't have any heirloom items or T9 yet. That's why I'm still only level 76 and running Drak'Tharon Keep on normal difficulty. That also explains why I couldn't tank three raptors (even with barkskin, my healing gear is partly cloth items so I have no armour).
On the positive side, at least you had the presence of mind to taunt mobs off the healer, you used concussive blow to your advantage, and you made a point of keeping Thunderclap debuff on the mobs that were hitting you. Just work on your pulling style and we'll get along fine :) |
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The amount of unimaginably dumb things I have had tanks say to me when I'm healing is what makes me so reluctant as a tank to actually talk to a healer even if I suspect the problem might be their healing.
Because, seriously, tanks say some dumb shit to healers.
Recount and Grim Reaper are your friends here, though. It's nice to be able to bring them up and point out that yes, you were healing your little wooden heart out, and while no, your Rejuvenation does not tick for 5k like it would if you were level 80 and in full ICC-25 gear, he took (his entire health) worth of damage in 0.5s due to a combination of factors, which you can't reasonably be expected to heal regardless of gear, level, spellpower, or otherwise. (Also pointing out you are a tree and cannot cleanse diseases helps so much in a number of Northrend dungeons, DTK being one; if you've got a cleanse-capable DPS, ask them nicely to help. 90% of the time I've gotten 'sure, I'll do my best'.)
On the tank side, it's nice to be able and look and go 'gee, I didn't receive a direct heal for ten seconds before my death, what WAS the healer doing that whole time?' or 'huh, I was healed right up until the point I got stunned and my avoidance went to shit, I guess it's my problem'.
Rofl, warrior getting feared. | |
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