Hi Guys,

Reading this thread at work and found it interesting. (Btw, I'm not used to posting on forums - so tell me if I do anything wrong )

I'm Dragoon main, but just started Marauder - up to 22ish now. So the skills are not as relevant, but the general ideas are useful

I'll just add a few things I've picked up as well. I'll leave all the enmity stuff to Bob, as that all sounded awesome. I will just add this link: Enmity Tables | B.L.I.T.Z.B.A.L.L. simply because I like stats and numbers. Not sure if it is entirely correct (last update in Beta), but it'll be close. It just gives a general idea of just how much better skills are against other skills.

In terms of general tanking, from a non-tank perspective, if you get into some good habits, other people will love you. Like facing the mobs away from the other group members - then any frontal AoEs should never hit them. If you've got any melee DPS in the party (Lancer/pugilist), try to keep the monsters as still as possible, and keep them away from walls where possible. Both of those classes are heavily (at least at the later levels) dependant on positioning - being able to get to the sides and backs of monster. And there's not much that is more annoying than a tank who constantly moves around! Obviously always try to avoid AoEs by all means, but try to come back to your start spot ^^

In FFXIV (unlike FFXI), the tank is the unofficial leader of the group, normally you'll pull monsters and set the pace of the run. It is often worth looking through a guide before you go into a dungeon, just to see what the boss's big moves are - the later dungeons have some very interesting mechanics. But always try to talk to the party, ask them if they've done a boss before, or let them know what you're doing on a particular boss if there are a few ways to do it.

This turned out a lot longer than I thought...but hopefully it makes sense!

And always ask on the LS when you're going in a dungeon, if I/we(Rav and I!) are free we can help!

Good Luck!