Tanking Issue

Liofa · June 2015

Hey everyone . I keep reading forums about tanking and see 2 different opinions . Some say ''to be a tank you just need to taunt and hold block and just cc trash . '' which I am doing and didn't have a problem . But others say if you use more damaging skills like caltrops ( especially this one everyone recommends ) your aggro management will be better . I think ESO don't have aggro management . You just taunt and that mob will attack you for 15 seconds whatever happens . My question is : which one is true ?

Thanks in advance !

Yakidafi · June 2015

If you taunt it, it will only attack you, unless someone else taunt. Could be they do not want to single target taunt every mob, harder in trials with alot of enemies etc.

PhatGrimReaper · June 2015

Caltrops are a good way to open a fight that has multiple enemies. Because you are the first to strike and caltrops covers a large area, so you are hitting all of them at once it means you will get aggro from most of the mobs right off the first hit...
If you don't use some kind of AoE damage to gain aggro you will find that some mobs will run straight past you and attack someone else in your group, meaning you have to chase them down to get aggro.

Liofa · June 2015

Thanks for your comments but seems like I forgot to tell that I am a DK . I use talons and eruption for CC and combat starter already . Do I still need caltrops ? It seems like a huge drain to stamina even it has a bigger radius .

SienneYviete · June 2015

Liofa wrote: »

Thanks for your comments but seems like I forgot to tell that I am a DK . I use talons and eruption for CC and combat starter already . Do I still need caltrops ? It seems like a huge drain to stamina even it has a bigger radius .

It's not a required skill to be a tank, if you're finding no issues holding focus from the trash mobs then just stick with what works.

Dk's can use talons, chains, eruption and your main taunt to hold all the required trash mob aggro.

UrQuan · June 2015

Liofa wrote: »

Thanks for your comments but seems like I forgot to tell that I am a DK . I use talons and eruption for CC and combat starter already . Do I still need caltrops ? It seems like a huge drain to stamina even it has a bigger radius .

I'd say as a DK you've got the tools to control most mobs anyway, so you really don't need caltrops. It is a pretty awesome skill, though.