Always nice to hear 'awesome tank' after a run where all I did was do my job.

SaltySudd wrote: »

I believe tanks have the responsibility to provide crowd control the same way that it is the healer's responsibility to provide resources.

While it is not the "main" responsibility, it is still one of them nonetheless.

I completely agree! I like to pug tank on lowbies, I have an Imperial Stamplar baby with Silver Leash, and a baby Stam Warden with Silver Leash, even at lvl 30 it makes runs go so much smoother! I main a PVE Healer and I use shards, orbs, and Ele Drain. Providing these things are important.

I got the feeling a lot of these answers are not gonna be from tanks.

I do it, but if I'm on other role I won't get mad if my tank doesn't do it. So I guess I don't consider it mandatory, more like something to be grateful, like templar's shards.

Ogou wrote: »

I got the feeling a lot of these answers are not gonna be from tanks.

And also have this feeling that many of these are also those lovely pugs that think that is their job to run ahead of tank pulling everything they see.

Kind of? If I'm pugging, I go in with the mindset that I'm going to have to carry. Everything gets taunted, and I CC things that I need to CC to solo the fights.

If the group is competent, I quickly swap to a more buff/debuff style that is what people associate with ESO tanking. Generally, this does mean CCing some mobs (though as a templar tank I tend to focus more on taunt management rather than CC, as my only AOE CC is pretty much time stop and I think I have the channeled/healcut morph). I'm only going to bother with silver leash in a pug on fights where it's important rather than just convenient, tbh.

it's common sense, since tank is the one who goes first, it's our job to do all we can to make dps/healers' jobs easier

I knew I should have leveled my templar tank before my dk tank. Now with the time stop nerf it’s going to be a bad time in el queue-o

I only chose this option cause after pts time stop will be too expensive to bother with

I’m a Templar tank and it is the only option I have to really get anything like talons

So I’ll only be grabbing the large adds and bosses and the rest will be up to the do’s

Thanks pvp

Nothing to say beyond my vote. But I find the poll interesting soooo....

BUMP!

I'm a templar tank and have gotten some people in the group that are snarky about the lack of chains/grouping despite knowing that the class doesn't have anything like that. This is for the normal easy dungeons never vet. So I've quit doing them unless forced to for events. 1 bad experience ruins all the 1000 good runs. Haven't ventured into dungeons after getting Time Stop so maybe that would help now.

max_only wrote: »

Silver Leash and Time Stop for templar Tanks. Time Stop is getting a double cost increase next week so you’ll have to get more Psijic quests done for the cost reduction passives if you’re serious about it.

Yep got the line to max a few days ago. Thanks.

I feel like I should explain my setups so I will attempt keeping my post short to avoid rambling on this particular topic.. I will add that I specifically do not have a Dragonknight Tank or Templar healer because it's "expected" or "the best", and I also have not participated in Trials or any DLC dungeons other than White-Gold Tower.


- Argonian Nightblade Tank
It has around 35k magicka, 27-30k health and 14k stamina in its current setup. No crowd control other than Soul Tether ultimate and very sparring use of Silver Leash. Provides enough off healing to keep DPS alive should the healer not be adequate or fall in combat. The sets used are Dragonguard and Spellpower Cure for the 'group buff' and pairs that with various Monster Sets like Blood Spawn, Sentinel of Rkugamz, Nightflame, or Grothdarr. If not fighting Trash packs and I have the chance to, I'll use War Horn instead of Soul Tether.

- Redguard Templar Tank
Just barely achieves 40k health, with 13-14k magicka and around 26k stamina. If given time, will switch between Caltrops for trash packs or Luminous Shards for group support. Has the ability to spam Silver Leash and use repentance to recover all of that stamina drain. For the Monster set, will use two +Magicka Regen pieces, or Sellistrix for the stun in trash packs. Reliant on the healer since I can't over use Echoing Vigor and mostly just use Blazing Shield and Bone Shield(replacing Echoing Vigor) for my defense. Also uses Plague Doctor and Brands of Imperium for shield support, however will sometimes swap it with Ebon Armor.

- Dark Elf Sorcerer Tank
This one was supposed to be my "Big-D Shield Tank" build but it's lost some of it's power due to game changes. Hardened Ward used to provide 18-20k shielding, which now only gives around 13k. For resource pools, it has 25-27k Health, around 38k Magicka, and 14-15k stamina. I use Torug's Pact and Necropotence paired with either Shadowrend, Grothdarr or Infernal Guardian monster Set. The reason for keeping the high Magicka still allows the Twilight Matriarch to push for an 8k burst Heal, which I use for extra healing support as needed. Will use either Liquid Lightning/Elemental Blockade or Restraining Prison. Uses Silver Leash as needed with the ability to restore stamina with Dark Deal. Does not have any PvP experience, so I use the Greater Storm Atronach and Suppression Field as my chosen ultimates.

Sheezabeast wrote: »

firedrgn wrote: »

Most mobs will die before u can cc and silver leash them all. So ya its part of tanking , but half the time you dont need to . The other half ya dps needs help. It does take the pressure off of low dps.

Some dungeons have layouts that make no crowd control real aggravating. Darkshade Caverns 1 is one of these, so many people wipe to the big mob pull, it's hard on healers with baddies on them and dps dying left and right. Any help, like Swarm Mothers even, helps there.

I have swarm never have used it .. i might try it

Sheezabeast wrote: »

Loves_guars wrote: »

I do it, but if I'm on other role I won't get mad if my tank doesn't do it. So I guess I don't consider it mandatory, more like something to be grateful, like templar's shards.

Ogou wrote: »

I got the feeling a lot of these answers are not gonna be from tanks.

And also have this feeling that many of these are also those lovely pugs that think that is their job to run ahead of tank pulling everything they see.

Those types of dps speedsters that go head first into mobs are the reason Earth Gore is so clutch in PVE.

Whenever i get those types of dps I simply stay back and wait for them to die and tebag them.