Raid MT and MA Role

[Araki]

Hello zerker bros. As I'm 49th guardian,I have question for you guys. I'm having hard time holding aggro against Wizard or Assasin. When they want to do serious dmg,they immidiately get aggro. My all arts are adept3,and I'm sure my tactics is not wrong. I'm keep casting 40sec buff,AE Taunt,Single Taunt,Taunting attack, AE attack,HtL when I can. So in raid situation,IMO Guardian can tank best on situation when tanking big group x 4 boss while other damage dealer killing his minion or add. Berserker seems best MA because he can increase whole entire raid DPS potential with super aggro. Question for raid guild. What your Guard and Zerker doing in raid? This question is because Japanese Edition goes on live in 2month, and I wanna be tank role again,because tanking is fun. Just wandering which fighter class,I gonna pick up in there.<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[tryff]

<DIV>I really also want to know about the berserkers defensive capabilities in raids. Can a berserker shield people from damage and do they have any group defencive capabilities?</DIV> <DIV>Im trying to put up group formation for a specific raid target and I dont have enough info on berserkers.</DIV> <DIV>Would appriciate some tips and tricks about the berserker <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>/Tryffel, Troll Defiler, Splitpaw</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Ru]

I'm not familiar with the guardian skillset, but. Yes, Berserkers get group defense (and offense) buffs, and yes, we get a skill to shield allies. As far as raida, I've tanked just fine on more than one. If it's one mob, I've never had a problem. If it's 10 or more, useusally, a few will squeak by... But I think this is due to people not assisting me (when I went to get the mob back, it was on one of the scouts, and half dead. But, berserkers get a wide range of offense and defensive buffs, making them wonderfully situational. I think guardians have a harder time filling a DD slot than we do though. <div></div>

[tryff]

<P>Excellent, gonna try some combination of guardian shielding the berserker or vice verse.  Both will be in the MT group along with one healer of each kind and one troubadure or coercer. If one "meat shield" dies the other can take over.</P> <P>Well well, hope i can put my evil plan to work today.</P>

[Lexan]

<DIV>imo the best set up for a raid is to have the zerker maintank with a guardian mainassist!  The zerker holds agro better than any class in the game!  The guardian has better defensive buffs than any other class in the game!  You  just have to go into a raid thinking whats best for the group if your a guardian you know  that zerker can pull your agro if your a zerker you know a guardian has better defensive buffs!  Combine the 2 for the win, simple!   Not all zerkers are created equal we currently seem to do really well with a SK/GUARD combo aswell if the zerk isnt online!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Imo the one with agro is the main tank!  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a group if you have a guardian and zerker with the same hitpoints and ac.</DIV> <DIV>Who takes less damage?    </DIV> <DIV>imo i dont see a diffrence!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Who produces more agro?</DIV> <DIV>imo zerk does!  The reason why is everytime we glow red we proc for agro!!!!  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Lexani- on <span class=date_text>04-22-2005</span> <span class=time_text>03:56 PM</span>