
Originally Posted by
spelunker
At least we've moved away from a convoluted threat system into one that is straightforward and easy to understand...
While I've only been doing it as a group of 3-6, I've been 'tanking' skraids with kinnies (generally 1 or 2 champs, a guard, and 1 or 2 random dps usually burg or hunter). While not the point of the threat, its positively embarrassing how trivial the skraids are: 1 or 2 defensive skills in an entire pull is all it takes to keep me alive in most scenarios (so 2 resolutions in a pull of 8 trash mobs is more than enough). I'm running 2 fist, 4 spear from the old hytbolt set for tanking and purple 95 dps jewelry, with both a second age 95 Jav and Sword. Aggro really hasn't been that bad for me. Tanking LTs is cake if you just stack DoTs, ~3 target pulls are best handled with desolation, goad, and then hit each mob with the t3 light DoT (I do Surety on 1, BMed surety on the next, and SoV on the third) then commence with whatever I feel like. Big AoE pulls are certainly more problematic, but even with its 6 target max, Resounding challenge as you approach mobs is super important, then I'll use desolation to ensure I have 3 mobs decently locked down, Goad and either Resolution or Resounding depending on total targets, try to directionally get 3 different mobs with Desolation, and then focus ST DoTs on higher priority tank targets. This is by no means a perfect system, but I am holding down the majority of mobs from yellow champs pulling huge AoE parses, without ever touching DC. I'm routinely parsing over 4k on AoE pulls or sustained boss fights in tank spec. My traits are just enough to unlock +3 hot pulses, and then from red line 5 into builder damage, 5 bleed damage, 5 Light damage, and everything left into DoT crits.
In Single target tanking, I've had no problem holding over hunters hitting well over 10k dps, since in the build I have 3500 dps is a pretty poor showing. Of course if they lead with a 30k upshot Dev, I don't start with aggro, but I do get it back in decently short order, without DC. FWIW the dpsers are much better geared than me, too.
Tanking gameplay sucks, btw.