Giral
06-14-2006, 09:34 PM
<DIV> <P> figured this may be a solution for some (Especially Slow typer's like Me : ) </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> I almost never have a problem with agro and grouped with Pally i always am the MT, with Zerker's i am almost always the MT and regular group with friend's the Zerker alway's defer's to me to be MT , Guardian's sure i'll let one tank if they suck i'll take over and kick it into high gear and be pulling group's and watching him Cringe in Fear as he is use to pulling 1 mob at a time , monk's i alway's MT , </P> <P> </P> <P> I didn't go the Strenght line AA so no i don't have the Agro AA <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> , agro just isn't an issue for me 98% of the time , I am a " Very Vocal MT " , I have a Full set of Macro's for the Group challenged (take's 5 minutes to set up macros ) , those i group with frequently we clear zone's like a Hurricane is coming thru , pick up group's usualy within the first 5 to 10 minute's and a few trip's thru my Macro bar they have all the info they need to be flowing like a well oiled group , </P> <P> </P> <P>here is a brief discription of Macro's to get your group into Shape very fast : </P> <P>0 ) Moving Forward stay a few step's behind Me </P> <P>1 ) Moving Left and in follow me (Carefully) </P> <P>2 ) Moving right and in follow me (Carefully) </P> <P>3 ) Incoming a Monster ( Gimme 5 second's to build agro then Go Buck Wild) </P> <P>4 ) Pulling Mob's back to THIS spot stay Here </P> <P>5 ) Mana Break Take your Bio's or Afk's Now </P> <P>6 ) Rushing IN CHARGE GO GO GO </P> <P>7 ) I AM Mezzed / Stunned CAN'T TUANT STOP dp's </P> <P>8 ) ALL ASSIST ME </P> <P>Note : Even If your a Fast Typer Repitition in the Messages you send to Group will help to make it easier for them to understand what you need/want them to do and when to do it, So if you Keep saying the Same thing BUT wording it diffrently it might confuse people into thinking your always talking about something else instead of the same thing over and over , i know it's tediuos to repeat yourself but Usually you only have to do it a few times till they get the point ( and they start getting sick of being told the same thing and looking like an Idiot becuase they Keep doing the same Dumb thing over and Over ) </P> <P> </P> <P>now if you use simple macro's for Pick up Group's you should see your agro problem's atleast Cut in half Except for the Player's that Don't assist MT's and other's that Don't know what they keep doing to Pull agro , Watch the Group and as soon as they Pull agro say " That ,There, what did you JUST cast ? ok well Use that one near the end of the Fight from now on ,Thank's " </P> <P>Most other player's dont have a Tank so they don't know What Tank's do Or how they do it, they Assume a Tank know's their Job and ALL tank's are the Same , thier job is to Control agro , </P> <P>i was grouped with my lvl 16 Sk and a lvl 20 Defiler said " why Do you keep going OOP , you shouldn't be OOP from just tuanting Mob's " so i explained to him that a Tank has to do more then hit a Magic Tuant Button, and as an example i said "I'm only lvl 16 , in a group of 18 to 20's have i lost Agro once ? NO well thenm i must be tanking correctly : ) becuase the level 20 Monk lost agro atleast 4 times : ) " after that there was no more issue's with having to wait for my Mana to regain every few fight's , Yes Mana consumption and Regain are a Issue for me, i use the best Drink and Totem's when i MT and i still take forever to refresh : ( </P> <P>(guildies and friend's you group with Constantly will Know how you tank and you don't need the macro's BUT some come in handy anyway like the 7 ) I am Mezzed/Stunned can't Taunt STOP DP'S is especially good in HOF </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> anyway This is what Raiding consists of Constant repetative Command's by the Raid leader's ,and the most succesfulll Raider's are the ones that follow the commands instantly and to the letter. you don't see a bunch of people running around pulling agro , not assisting the MT etc........ so just think of your group as a Mini Raid and they need to be told what to do and when to do it till it becomes a Habit to them , </P> <P> </P> <P> I am the Preferd MT for alot of friend's and guildie's , i get constant tell's and thank's in pick up group's that i will Mt for for hour's with No death's, the diffrence between a Great MT and a BAd MT is : part Skill,Part Gear/and Part communication , if you aren't Leading the group then you are Failing at one of the major part's at Tanking , Your in Charge, your Leading them They aren't Mind reader's and chances are VERY high they have never grouped a SK as MT befor </P></DIV>