[clykke]

Originally Posted by Skant Meh go full dps and die like a true hox:x if self resses are on cooldown go full dps use PC and tank the boss. Off tanking hm on hox is pretty fun:P

Details please :P

I die in seconds. Apart from using PC (which is on a 5 minute cooldown), how do you tank anything on a hox?

[Invino]

Originally Posted by clykke Details please :P I die in seconds. Apart from using PC (which is on a 5 minute cooldown), how do you tank anything on a hox?

Its a passive skill .. I do it all the time on mine.

But you have to go for a manly spec in Avatar and not a wussy spec in Poss... and get Str rings/neck and not just go for dmg.

[Misiuggah]

Go Avatar like a true HoX

DE and Avatar give you a strength and intelligence bonus which is further boosted by Red Shadows of Xotli (which also gives you the second self-rezz) - with Wolves' set you're somewhere in lower-medium range and your protection is considerable (with proper accessories and CW).

[darknessjw]

Originally Posted by clykke Thank you. Are the hate reduction feats worth taking?

No need. Useless game mechanism, you do well in dungeons + raids without it, (dont know about t4 + t3.5)

[clykke]

Originally Posted by Invino Its a passive skill .. I do it all the time on mine. But you have to go for a manly spec in Avatar and not a wussy spec in Poss... and get Str rings/neck and not just go for dmg.

I don't understand. Passive skill? Aren't we talking about phoenix cloak?

Oh, and avatar is seriously boring :P

[Misiuggah]

It's like you would feat for automatic potion drinking - just do it yourself and put those points in some dps skills

High mitigation is passive

[Invino]

Originally Posted by clykke I don't understand. Passive skill? Aren't we talking about phoenix cloak? Oh, and avatar is seriously boring :P

With raid/Wolves armour .. I get 20% mitigation, also Trial of Flame sword with 120, 155? Str.

If you not interested in Avatar .. then you have to accept getting killed a lot if you pull aggro.

[tafale]

Originally Posted by darknessjw No need. Useless game mechanism, you do well in dungeons + raids without it, (dont know about t4 + t3.5)

Hate decrease is desperately needed for T1-T4 (T1/T2 + bad/average pug tanks + high DPS + good aggro control = can't coexist even with decent amount of hate decrease). Otherwise you will pull a lot even with good tanks if you know how to do high DPS.

Tanks are bad -> DPS classes are bad (no matter if they're pretty skilled) even with good aggro control+hate decrease and if pushing DPS then dead 24/7. Consequence is similar to e.g. a good MT slacking on a boss that can't be soloed easily if with worse tanks so MT avoid killing himself by overaggro (goad is very limited) -> easier for DPS to aggro or die since aggro ceiling is lower (DPS is ****ed anyways if MT dies by overaggro). Sure sharing aggro in itself lowers the aggro ceiling but that is different than disparity in tank skill.

[darknessjw]

Originally Posted by tafale Hate decrease is desperately needed for T1-T4 (T1/T2 + bad/average pug tanks + high DPS + good aggro control = can't coexist even with decent amount of hate decrease). Otherwise you will pull a lot even with good tanks if you know how to do high DPS. Tanks are bad -> DPS classes are bad (no matter if they're pretty skilled) even with good aggro control+hate decrease and if pushing DPS then dead 24/7. Consequence is similar to e.g. a good MT slacking on a boss that can't be soloed easily if with worse tanks so MT avoid killing himself by overaggro (goad is very limited) -> easier for DPS to aggro or die since aggro ceiling is lower (DPS is ****ed anyways if MT dies by overaggro). Sure sharing aggro in itself lowers the aggro ceiling but that is different than disparity in tank skill.

I hardly over dps with pvp spec hox, but with my assassin, yes i over dps and lot, i get agro, i tank little, tank gets agro back and all is well. I could say its rare that someone uses those at Fury, atleast in t1+t2.

[mercsteff]

Originally Posted by Invino With raid/Wolves armour .. I get 20% mitigation, also Trial of Flame sword with 120, 155? Str. If you not interested in Avatar .. then you have to accept getting killed a lot if you pull aggro.

hehe i remember tanking one add in pagoda hm with CK... SC set, chromatic perk and molten flesh ftw.