Replying to ToD normal "need tank" LFM...

[sephiroth1084]

Ferr, you know what you should do?

Find that thread where Ferrumrym (I think it was that toon) was the last man standing in ToD that was on the forums and link it to them next time they decline you.

Then proceed to tell them that the High Rabbi of Khyber is going to call upon Gornn to infest their naughty bits with fleas.

Haha! Good call, Hordo! Thanks!

I actually have another screenie of the same accomplishment, I think, from a run I did with TA a week ago.

The threat of bringing down Gornn's holy wrath upon their loins might do more for the cause, though.

[Enoach]

I was told last night that DoS Paladins aren't tanks. Apparently threat and healing amp mean nothing and Barbs with big swords are much better

Don't worry too much about it, I've been told that too, then had the Barbarian Tank drop 20 seconds after Sulu dropped down. If it wasn't for my "Not A Tank" pure DoS Paladin grabbing Horath half way across the room on his way to pick off the Sulu beating crowd, the party might have had more then one death. We went on to complete, with no one else dying and I was able to keep the aggro through the final beat down.

Personally I fore see more SD and DoS Raid Tanking in the future, with the Monk than the Barbarian. Personally I think more healers will like this method a lot better.

But my all time favorite was a VoD looking for a WF tank, had 2 Clerics, 2 FvS and only 1 Arcane... Some just need to learn to play to their strengths.

[taurean430]

Or when our bizzare new raid leader insists on having a WF arcane only to kite shadows. Cause, you know... My 567 hp Drow self healing PM with cold absorption couldn't possibly handle it.

In a way I am thankful that people let me know about their lack of game knowledge. It saves me time.

[Cam_Neely]

Ha, just stumbled upon this thread, and had a similar thing happen to me last week, only the other side of the coin.

Had 10 guildees in a ToD, bases covered, and posted the last 2 saying 'DPS preferred', willing to accept anyone that clicked. One guy PMed asking 'would you mind someone that can hold agro and has AC to make a healers job easy?' I laughed, expecting this to be a rhetorical question, as that sounds great, as I was going to be a the tank (18/2 barb, decent but not end game geared. Enough that its no worries in our guild runs). Took him, and he tanked for what was one of the smoothest runs I've been in a while. Never realized that the guy had probably gotten a ton of flack for asking the same question, which is weird for a normal ToD.

[sephiroth1084]

Ha, just stumbled upon this thread, and had a similar thing happen to me last week, only the other side of the coin.

Had 10 guildees in a ToD, bases covered, and posted the last 2 saying 'DPS preferred', willing to accept anyone that clicked. One guy PMed asking 'would you mind someone that can hold agro and has AC to make a healers job easy?' I laughed, expecting this to be a rhetorical question, as that sounds great, as I was going to be a the tank (18/2 barb, decent but not end game geared. Enough that its no worries in our guild runs). Took him, and he tanked for what was one of the smoothest runs I've been in a while. Never realized that the guy had probably gotten a ton of flack for asking the same question, which is weird for a normal ToD.

I ask the same thing on occasion. Usually I send a tell asking if the leader wants to do a harder difficulty for whichever of VoD or ToD that they are running, with a solid AC threat tank. Sometimes I'll say that I'll come along if I can tank, and will give some reassuring comments if prodded.

Mostly, at least for me, I built Ferrumrym to tank. He's okay DPS otherwise, very self-sufficient for short-manning and soloing and for when the **** hits the fan, but ultimately, I want to be tanking bosses with him. Any time I join a group and get shunted to random DPS, I feel like both I, and the group, have been done a (mild) disservice. I won't usually make a big deal about it if I'm in a group and get passed over, but I do occasionally request to be the tank as a requisite for my joining a group.

[Hanam]

NEED WF TANK. VERY PICKY MYDDO. (normal tod/vod)

[Astraghal]

In a way I am thankful that people let me know about their lack of game knowledge. It saves me time.

That's just so good I have to use it in my sig for a while.

[SoloPhalanx]

just a while ago we got a tod down with 2 bards and 1 artificer for the healing. who's mad?

[Symerith]

Oh, sorry to hear you finally met Syl.... the gimp that posts TOD LFMs & that doesn't know the first thing about tanking or healing.

My WF fvs was declined due to having 34 str on myddo & "not being healing focused" according to him.
My WF paly was declined due to being dps focused (42 str unbuffed in DoS Stance - so 42 in myddo) while I have 295% threat & 890 hp.

[Beer_Dude]

Oh, sorry to hear you finally met Syl.... the gimp that posts TOD LFMs & that doesn't know the first thing about tanking or healing.

My WF fvs was declined due to having 34 str on myddo & "not being healing focused" according to him.
My WF paly was declined due to being dps focused (42 str unbuffed in DoS Stance - so 42 in myddo) while I have 295% threat & 890 hp.

Dude do you just like abuse or were you trying to prove a point? You tried not once but twice to get into this tools group. You know there's a good chance it may never fill and if it does it's going to take at least an hour to fill. Then in the end there's a good chance this tool will lead the raid into a fail.

That sounds like a true masochist to me.

If I'm going to get flogged, I think I'd much rather it be by a hot blonde with a large rack dressed in leather than by this tool playing DDO.

I'm just saying

[Khellendros13]

Dude do you just like abuse or were you trying to prove a point? You tried not once but twice to get into this tools group. You know there's a good chance it may never fill and if it does it's going to take at least an hour to fill. Then in the end there's a good chance this tool will lead the raid into a fail.

That sounds like a true masochist to me.

If I'm going to get flogged, I think I'd much rather it be by a hot blonde with a large rack dressed in leather than by this tool playing DDO.

I'm just saying

Don't give Crulax any ideas.