kearro
11-28-2005, 01:27 AM
<DIV>This question was one that I never heard before the combat changes. Like many of my Guardian bretheren, I have the highest level spells that I can find, focusing on my taunts. I wear top end gear and dual imbued rare weapons. I haven't been in a group where anyone my level has had higher hitpoints, and my mitigtion is bar none. However, when I join a pick up group they ask... "Who will be Tanking?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The sad fact is, the Guardian is not often chosen as the tank. Why not? Because the Main Tank is defaulted to the one that controls the aggro - the sad fact is that in most cases that is not the Guardian. We have hate generating AoE's, arts designed to reduce a group member's hate and the ability to rescue someone that has caught a creatures attention but all of these are negated by a higher damaging group member. I appreciated the comment that the group is responsible as a whole to control aggro, but when was the last time you saw a Bruiser FD? Or a Necromancer back a pet off? Casual players will not be bothered.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have invested a lot of time into my Guardian and I will continue to play her but I feel like the recent combat changes have crippled the class. It is my hope that others that share my sentiments will <STRONG>take a moment to be heard</STRONG> - perhaps as a group our concerns will gain the ear of those that have the power to make a difference.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>