advice for ROK - did I miss something?

[Zelinar2]

<p>I played eq2 when it launched up until around 45ish.  I came back a few months ago and have progressed to 77.  I 2box a warlock, my wife plays an inquisitor and assassin (also 2 boxing).  All are level 77-78.</p><p>Most of my gear has been upgraded doing the various quest lines in RoK.  My problem is tanking even con heroic mobs, or in some cases 2 levels lower than me.  Yesterday we went to Sebilis for the first time for a few quests we had.  We agroed a group of 2 2ups that were even con to usand pretty much got owned.  I died just before we finished off the first mob.  This has been the story on most heroic encounters we have come accross.</p><p>Is this just how RoK is, or is there something I am missing?  I totally get dungeons being geared for level 80, but being as close as I am I think we should be able to handle some heroic stuff without this much difficulty.  I've read other posts where lower level tanks were clearing dungeons/instances with no trouble, so what's the difference?  Do I need a full group with two healers?  Will it get easier at 80?  Do I need to ditch my wife and get a better healer?  Is four characters not enough to fight heroic stuff anymore?</p><p>I don't expect it to be a cakewalk, but if we can't kill trash mobs at the entrance of a dungeon I'm not very optimistic about getting deeper in or trying to kill a named.  I'm not blaming SOE or asking for stuff to be easier, just trying to make sure I didn't miss anything.</p><p> Thanks for your time</p>

[hellskitten]

Ill let others chime in with suggestions and such.. but to put your mind at ease.. no ya havent missed anything. Welcome to the new state of the game.

[MaCloud1032]

<p>Yep RoK hits like a mack truck.  Personaly i love it.  But i was the guy that would pull whole rooms just because i could and wanted to see what my healers could do.  All of the heroic content can be done with 2 people if realy needed.  </p><p>i think the main problem is having 2 people 2 boxing.  The new content take a slot of effort and splitting that between 4 toons will get ya killed.  Making sure that the other 2 toons are inthe right spots and the healers is still healing and your still tanking.  That is a lot that is going on.  I would try to get a group and leave the 2 bots home and see if you notice a change in content.</p>

[Zelinar2]

<p>Thanks for the replies</p><p>I hit 80 about a week ago.  Combined with some new equipment from quest rewards and the levels there is quite a difference.  My wife and I were able to do some stuff in CoM (until we had a golem add...), and KC was much easier with a full group.  It does seem that the extra DPS and/or heals with members 5 and 6 of the group make all the difference in RoK.</p>