Comments on: Overcoming the Fear of Tanking http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/ MMOs and game design Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:09:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Tank o’ Terror « new traditionalists http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-5587 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:55:13 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-5587 [...] 23, 2010 by Bane Spinks is right – tanking is scary. Well, it’s scary in a PuG. So much so that I can count the number of tanking PuGs I’ve done on [...]

]]> By: A holiday, a holiday, the first one of the year! Best of 2009. « Welcome to Spinksville! http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-5196 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:06:39 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-5196 [...] Overcoming the Fear of Tanking [...]

]]> By: Kiryn http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4953 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:16:04 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4953 Thanks for writing this post. I was getting sick of all of the terrible tanks I was getting on my DPS alts last week, and remembered this post.

My level 30-something prot warrior has been tanking her way through Scarlet Monastery ever since, and I’ve been enjoying every moment of it. It feels so much more satisfying than DPS, and somehow I seem to be really good at it. Every run goes really smoothly. I just had to get over my fear of failure first.

I’m really looking forward to leveling up this character through instances and getting a taste of those heroics someday =)

]]> By: The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play | Overcoming Procrastination http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4896 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:34:56 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4896 [...] Overcoming the Fear of Tanking « Welcome to Spinksville! [...]

]]> By: /AFK – Jedi Jawa Edition « Bio Break http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4891 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:49:09 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4891 [...] Spinks re: Tanking – “Tanking is scary.” [...]

]]> By: Carra http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4876 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:42:48 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4876 Tanking is scary indeed. I tried a few normal runs on my DK wich all went fine.

And I’d like to give tanking heroics a go. My gear is sufficient but when tanking, it’s all up to you. You have to know the instances and when/where to pull.

I think I’ll give it a go anyway :)

]]> By: Tank You! Oh, No, Tank YOU! « Tish Tosh Tesh http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4867 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:03:44 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4867 [...] Overcoming the Fear of Tanking (Spinksville) [...]

]]> By: Overcoming the Fear of Tanking « Joel's Scattered Thoughts http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4859 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:37:47 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4859 [...] had a good post on  Overcoming the Fear of Tanking.  This is a great time time to learn how to tank or heal if you haven’t already.  [...]

]]> By: Aberron http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4851 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:30:17 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4851 @Kuroburo

The key to healing is not caring if they die, but healing them like mad anyway. With that attitude you’ll be fine :)

Occasionaly as I leveled my healer I’d run pugs that were carnage. I just couldn’t hold them together. Flak would start getting thrown around I’d be thinking ‘omg, I suck at this’.

I’d go back in with trepidation the next day, do the the same thing and it would be smooth and easy. That’s the best bit, realising it isn’t us.

8 months on, it has still never turned out to be me. If you are trying it won’t be you either. Even when they say it is.*

Having never done it, tanking appears harder to me.

*Unless it’s a guild raid, then it really is us :)

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/#comment-4839 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:29:10 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=2943#comment-4839 True enough. I also find that bringing in a good dps who knows what they are doing is just as good.

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