How to be a tank thread ?

[Morara]

I try to pick up everything I can when I'm not tanking, asking questions, so when I actually end up tanking zones, I don't have to be briefed before every mob.

[Wendle_SP]

Originally Posted by Calus

Zone knowledge is in my opinion 40% of tanking, knowing what to do with it counts for 40%, then gear at 20%.

Te he...that made me chuckle.

[FAMarine]

good info. thanks!

<-- Bandwagon Sk... lol Sorry.

Been looking to make a tank for a while now. I like the AOE control and so on... Ill try not to be to much of an ass hat.

[Druuna]

Originally Posted by Calus

Yeah, appearing as a good tank also comes from zone knowledge. Most other classes will go through an instance a hundred times, log on their tank alt and bug you in tells "How do you do this" "how do you do that". Tanks learn the zones, learn every mob in the zones, what they do, how to prevent it, what's social with what, etc. etc.

Zone knowledge is in my opinion 40% of tanking, knowing what to do with it counts for 40%, then gear at 20%.

40/40/20 theory is not bad... but just because you know what to do with it, doesnt mean you can push the right buttons... so 40% knowledge of the zone, 20% knowing what to do, 20% gear, 20% DON'T FUCKING SUCK