Comments on: How to fail! And 20 ways to fail at tanking! http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/ MMOs and game design Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A holiday, a holiday, the first one of the year! Best of 2009. « Welcome to Spinksville! http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-5195 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:06:37 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-5195 [...] 20 Ways to Fail at Tanking [...]

]]> By: Proudmoore http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3466 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:23:46 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3466 Confusing pieces of Tier gear because they have exactly the same icon. Saving said items in your Outfitter mod. Only noticing two weeks of raids down the line.

Using Bubble instead of Shieldwall. And, in some cases, vica versa.

One thing even worse than randomly ninjapulling 2-3 extra groups is plotting with fellow tanks to committ said ninjapull, and accidentally typing the critical part of the plan in a public channel.

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3445 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:31:02 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3445 Actually there are some games where turning your back to a mob will make you more crittable and less likely to avoid the blow. So I think that’s a fair ‘fail’ :)

Even in WoW you can’t use your shield or parry from behind.

]]> By: Pypsi http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3444 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:28:37 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3444 Bad tank is bad.

]]> By: Kring http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3443 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:12:36 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3443 @Capn John

> Did you know that after this fight
> starts a horde of Elite Orcs
> come to the balcony to watch
> the fight?

Sure. On my server it was common to take a bio brake before jumping down. You always had to hope that everybody was back before the first person jumps. And if not, that he returns before the orcs arrive.

Plus, you can target and range can attack these orcs.

And, you can hit them with AE effects like blizzard/rain of fire. Never ever fight the small dragons near these orcs. :-)

]]> By: Kring http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3442 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:09:17 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3442 You can dodge attacks from behind perfectly find. That’s why melee collect expertise. Otherwise, moving behind the boss would be enough.

And the only way a mob can crit you after you have enough crit reduction (5.6% for 3 level) is if you’re sitting (or you’re or the mob is affected by a buff/debuff).

]]> By: Pypsi http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3431 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:48:15 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3431 Showing your back to the mob. In this scenario, you are crittable, cannot dodge, parry, or block. This doesn’t happen too often, but something to be aware of in kiting situations, or when trying to position a mob.

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3426 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:40:11 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3426 Oh boy, I’ve done that. I just pretend it missed though and hope no one checked the log :)

]]> By: Linedan http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3425 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:08:37 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3425 I’ve got #21 for you, Spinks: Tanking a boss that requires an interrupt (hi, Auriaya!) and accidentally hitting Shield Bash about two seconds before you need it, so it’s still on cooldown at the critical moment.

Other than that, I’ve done 19 of yours. I’ve never had a wireless mouse, so that one’s right out. :)

]]> By: Capn John http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-once-and-future-fail/#comment-3423 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:48:11 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2350#comment-3423 UBRS, I had a typical Huntard moment. I’d managed to die during the long Rend fight but I didn’t get Rez’d (can’t recall why, maybe no Battle Rez’s) so I ran all the way back into the Instance and up to the balcony overlooking the pit where the Rend Blackhand encounter takes place, which most people normally leap over to begin the encounter.

Did you know that after this fight starts a horde of Elite Orcs come to the balcony to watch the fight? I didn’t. I figured I could run through them and jump over the balcony without them killing me, and I did. No, I didn’t have my Pet out, but I still aggro’d all those spectators who found their way down to the pit where they caught us unprepared. Yeah, we wiped, and nobody (except me) knew where the Orcs had come from or why, and I wasn’t telling.

We regrouped and without the mystery Adds from the previous fight downed Rend, took out the Beast, and moved onto Drakk. As the only Hunter I got Kite duty, and I took Drakk all the way across the bridge and into the Beast’s room, where he grew frustrated with the elusive little Dwarf, resisted my Feign Death and Conflag’d me to real death.

Like a Noob (or a Huntard), I clicked Release and began running back to help my friends, who did just fine without me and killed Drakk before I got back in.

The BS Tunic dropped. I didn’t have the BS Tunic. Because I’d Released I couldn’t loot Drakk. The group tried Master Loot, but it didn’t work either. They felt bad for me because I missed out on getting my BS Tunic.

I couldn’t help but think that Karma was punishing me for causing then not confessing to the Rend wipe :(

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