tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881900998703125492.post345287111548764398..comments2010-03-04T12:41:00.872-08:00Comments on Brick Tank: Introduction to Melee FormationsBrickflankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14109247652609488977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881900998703125492.post-82364329336182020882009-04-09T03:58:00.000-07:002009-04-09T03:58:00.000-07:00I find tanking mixed groups of casters and melee t...I find tanking mixed groups of casters and melee the hardest part of being a bear. Any advice you have on dealing with those groups would be brilliant.Merlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12268596977879215079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881900998703125492.post-20601452511863006442009-04-09T04:00:00.000-07:002009-04-09T04:00:00.000-07:00Sounds good!However you comment "If the tank ...Sounds good!<br><br>However you comment <br><br>"If the tank dies because he's wearing spellpower gear and is not talented into mitigation or avoidance, it is not the healer's fault."<br><br>Is a little bit silly. Any tank not wearing the appropriate gear isnt a tank, he/she is a liability and nothing more!<br><br>What the 3 rules are saying is that based on the smooth fight. (Ie boss stays on the tank all the time and dps, dps as well as they can)<br>Then if the tank dies its because the healer couldn't keep him healed. If the healer dies its because the tank lost control of the boss. If the DPS die then its because they couldn't control their DPS and stole threat.<br><br>Obviously with certain boss gimmicks and no fight ever being straight forwars you have to take the comment with a pinch of salt but i still think if you look at it the right way the old addage still stands!Petrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916977549101047746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881900998703125492.post-10887687283770209262009-04-09T11:21:00.000-07:002009-04-09T11:21:00.000-07:00@merlot:I just accidentally started a blog, trying...@merlot:<br><br>I just accidentally started a blog, trying to comment on your question. I put the comment in a post here:<br><br>http://hybridenvy.blogspot.com/<br><br>@Etaiu:<br><br>Thank you for the focused blog. I check every day for some more tanking goodness.Nafarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724505810193191384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881900998703125492.post-26671438378333952492009-04-16T09:17:00.000-07:002009-04-16T09:17:00.000-07:00Etaiu, thank you for this consistently sage blog.Y...Etaiu, thank you for this consistently sage blog.<br><br>You are touching on an aspect I currently find myself struggling to explain to new tanks in my guild--I look forward to pointing them here!<br><br>As you point out, there's basically one desired party formation: (wall) Tank Enemy Melee Ranged.<br>Like Merlot, I find the issue is how to handle various mob formations to achieve the desired party formation. <br><br>But then, I'd never considered flying bear as a standard pull, so I'm eager to see your take on party formations :)Asbelhttp://asbel.myid.net/noreply@blogger.com