Question - Pet Tank

[Flexbus]

I using BST and see KA to PullerPetTank,
But sometimes inc 2 or more, and i don't have C.C to mez.
So sometimes my little shaman will die, buz over heal.
How can I set KA to keep pet aggro every incoming ?

 

[eqtrader74]

No ini option to do that. All KA Tank modes, including versions of PetTank, focus on one target. PetTank in particular is tricky because the pet's don't have AE aggro abilities like War/SK/Pal that they can fire via the KA [AE] section or Xtarget conditions.

Easiest solution would be to add a mez class to your team. KA is setup very well to run mezzers and the tank types all respect mez unless you specifically put in an AE dmg spell/ability in the ini.

 

[Flexbus]

Many thanks, My box is 110 BST, 96 mage, 96 shm, and 91 bard, seems my bard lv is too low, can't mez any thing,
I am hunting in ROF SL now, it's pretty easy tank by BST, but exp move pretty slow for mag/shm/bard.
Are there any suggestion for afk exp for me ?
and for the future, should I add tank war ? sk ? pal ?

 

[Sic]

Many thanks, My box is 110 BST, 96 mage, 96 shm, and 91 bard, seems my bard lv is too low, can't mez any thing,
I am hunting in ROF SL now, it's pretty easy tank by BST, but exp move pretty slow for mag/shm/bard.
Are there any suggestion for afk exp for me ?
and for the future, should I add tank war ? sk ? pal ?

There are very mixed opinions about afking around here as it is something that daybreak actively takes action against.

a real tank will drastically increase your game satisfaction, particularly as you start pushing more current content - and things like missions and the like. The holy trinity (tank, heal, cc) is still very alive and well. An SK or warrior would fit well in your mix - SKs are very popular group tanks since they have so many AoE abilities in their toolkit.

quantity over quality of mobs killed can frequently net you better experience over a long haul - plus minimize deaths, downtime. If you are using your bst to tank, I'd suggest maybe going down an xpac to EoK and finding a quiet spot - however, eok is now ftp, so there may be more traffic there.

When I PL toons, I actually go back several expacs since I keep a couple tanks at 105, and PL toon to 105 before moving them in a full 110 group.

Hopefully this helps!

 

[da Man]

what sic said, a real tank will work wonders for u. for me that's a war he just handles everything better and survives a lot better

 

[Dobber123]

It is like they said but there are some general workarounds for pet users to follow if they are at the keyboard.The probably is not that they can't tank more than one more. It is time it takes for you to pick them up so.. First, you will want to be able to spit mobs. Second, if they can't be slit can they be mezed. Third, if they can't be split or mezzed you need the ability to pick them up quickly. To save you some grief i would say if you can play another account then go with sk or pally so your mage can aoe. You will end up with 3 tanks. Bard will be great mezer when leveled and there are lots of places where all mobs can be mezed, Alot of they time mobs can eith be mezed or calmed. At later levels,you can use bard to break this kind of mobs up. I agree tha ros is prably not the bes place for you atm. Your dps is probably to low to kill fast enough in ros. Go back to eok t1 and find a spot with lots lof mobs. A few suggestions. 1 If bard mage and sham can out dps the bst then use him out of the group. 2 mage pet eats their exp, so you might consider dropping pet . 3 don't use mercs and try to pick up 2 toons or 3 if bst is out of the group for full exp bonus. For tanking more than one mob. It is pretty much like they said. but there are some stuff you can with do with the bard and if you are at the keyboard. Once bard is level you can play his song that reduces timers and hate. Its a mana muncher but if you have more than one mob it will help the shm from getting argo. On your pet classes, you need a to make a double bind. One hotkey and cycle x target the same key. On the hotkey make a 5 line mac of /pet attack. Also, double bind stop action and spell cast. That will also come in handy on the bard. Make macs to pause kiss that you can use on single toon and that you can broadcast threw eqbc. So you have more than one mob. Hit pause now you have control. If you are in control hit the key to stop what you're doing in case you have a mac going. Then start hitting cycle to quickly see if anyone is targeted and to dps each target for a few seconds. Don't know if bst has a speed buff for his pet but you mage has velocity, and it stacks with bard speed. This will allow pets to zip around real quick to pick up mobs. Now unpause.