Alt-Tab Tank

Discussion in 'Tanks' started by Tarvas, Jul 22, 2023.

  1. Tarvas Redwall of Coirnav, now Drinal

    In your opinion, which tank is the better alt-tab option? I have a 120 SK and a 110 warrior to pair with a 120 beast and 120 mage or shaman. Obviously, by alt-tabbing I am not getting the most out of anything, but the SK has always been super spammy from a survival and hate generation standpoint for me. Is the warrior the better option for this sort of play? When I use to play the warrior I remember being able to lock a mob down then switch over to a ranger at the time and go to town. That was a quite a few expansion ago though so I don't know if the same holds true now.

    The goal is to be able to do missions since pets are essentially useless to tank them with.

    Thanks.
    Tarvas, Jul 22, 2023
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  2. Alnitak Augur

    All current missions/progression can and get done with pets tanking healed by a healer mercenary.
    Your reason to make/use/play a plated tank should be some other than "able to do missions".
    As far as I know SKs are a "busier" class than warriors, probable better to pair with a mage, meanwhile a warrior plays nicely with a beastlord. In either case it's very beneficial to add a third box with a bard, even if it's an F2P.
    Alnitak, Jul 22, 2023
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  3. Tarvas Redwall of Coirnav, now Drinal

    I can do the progression easily with my pet tanking. As soon as I get into a mission, the boss ignores the hell out of the pet and eats my lunch as soon as I run through my defensives.

    *Current setup is Beast main (geared ToV - NoS raid), Bard, and Mag.
    Tarvas, Jul 23, 2023
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  4. Alnitak Augur

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  5. Syylke_EMarr Augur

    To answer the question directly... as someone that has played both Warrior and SK at all levels of the game, Warrior is absolutely the best "alt-tab tank." The knights require more consistent interaction to perform tanking duties properly.
    Syylke_EMarr, Jul 23, 2023
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  6. Tarvas Redwall of Coirnav, now Drinal

    Thank you. I will try that out.



    Thank you.
    Tarvas, Jul 23, 2023
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  7. Kirab Lorekeeper

    Thanks for answering the question. I was reading this thread hoping for an answer for a new 3 box I'm planning on running and couldn't decide on the tank. I think I'll try warrior now.
    Kirab, Jul 23, 2023
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  8. Syylke_EMarr Augur

    The knights definitely have a lot of advantages in boxing/grouping, but if you're wanting a tank box that you don't really need to focus on while playing other boxes, warrior is likely the best choice.
    Syylke_EMarr, Jul 23, 2023
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