Am I a bad tank?

[Rano]

<div>I am a level 23 Bruiser right now, and I joined a group to tank giants but I was getting torn up, they all seemed like they thought I could but the giants were hitting me for around 350 each hit, are they just too hard or am I a bad bruiser?</div>

[ganjookie]

bad bad bruiserwhy dont you let us know your CA levels (app124?, adept1 or 3, master?)gear (crafted legendary etc) then maybe we can help a bit more. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>

[Ri]

<div></div><p>Well alot of it depends on gear, but even more of it depends on your level. First of all you are avoidance based meaning whatever does hit you is going to hit you full force and hit you hard. Second of all your chance to get hit is based on your level to theres.</p><p>With a 3-4 level diffrence they were probably hitting you close to every time even with your better avoidance. Second make sure you have agility increaseing gear since this will only increase your avoidance further. Its normal for them to do 350 damage a hit but they should not be hitting you often is the key</p>

[Rano]

<div></div><div>With bouncers stance, I have 52% avoidance, and I have 79 agility.  They were also heroic ^^^ mobs.  I also have mostly apprentice everything, no legendary gear.</div><p>Message Edited by Rano on <span class="date_text">02-25-2006</span><span class="time_text">07:30 PM</span></p>

[Ri]

<div></div>If you were doing TS giants and I am guessing you were, they were 25-27, that 60% avoidance is only for mobs on a equil level with you. One 3-4 levels higher then you might have anywhere from a 120%-160% chance to hit you and so aginst that your avoidance isn't near as good.

[Rano]

<div>Oh, so I don't suck as much as I thought?  Alright good, thanks for the help.</div>

[CrimsonAveng]

<div><font size="3">Bruisers are funny things. We dont get hit alot, but when we do it hurts bad. Against a yellow ^^^ heroic map 3-4 levels above you, you can be hit for up to about 20% of your health on one hit. Hopefully, you healers will know how to react. Some dont, so I have my self heal, ready to hit as soon as I approach red. The group may grumble when a delay the next pull for my heal timer to reset but oh well, better an occassional slow pull than a dead bruiser.</font></div><div><font size="3"></font> </div><div><font size="3">So I believe an bruiser that groups as MT should adept 3 these 4 items first: #1 solo taunt #2 group taunt #3 self heal #4 feign death.</font></div><div><font size="3"></font> </div><div><font size="3">All else that you can master or adept 3 up is gravy, but as a MT these are essential.</font></div>