Tank Abuse

[Axxi-faerlina]

@Drumbar-atiesh

This includes things like: pet dps sending their pets out to attack a mob before it even gets to the tank, mages aoeing mobs before they get to the tank, any dps attacking a mob while the tank is trying to los pull, not attacking the tanks target, ignoring tanks marks on attack order, etc etc etc. All these add up to making the tanks job harder.

This reminds me of an old but good early classic day post, from Elite’s Warrior Tanking Guide:

@Elite-kurinnaxx

If DPS is regularly pulling mobs, tunnel visioning 20 yards away, rogue tanking, etc. you can just let them. Likewise, if a pet is taunting, pulling, etc, rather than go out of your way, you can just let them. In these cases, what tends to happen is either:

• Nothing: Everything is fine, and the dungeon goes smoothly
• Healer Stress: The healer tries to heal the DPS, and prioritizes them over the tank (inexperienced healer)
• DPS dies: The DPS or pet dies, and that person either continues doing the same thing later, or learns from their experience
• Communication (optional): You can try to discuss things with the group. Often, (of course, this is totally just my opinion), if people are not playing their roles properly, they either feel that they know what they are doing, and you don’t, or they have no clue (often both). This option is generally not required. I will typically communicate if I see a healer prioritizing healing a life-tapping warlock over a tank with low health though.