Seriously, I understand the need for making things challenging, but is the only way to do that with an enrage timer? Just tired of every single fight having a time limit... Seems like there could be more creative ways to make the fights challenging.

Or anyone for that matter? I just figured if someone was offline and on our friends list, we should be able to see what level they are. Or is there a really simple solution and I am just a noob?

I click my tank timers (2+ minute CDs) and Medpacs and Relics. Also various AOE attacks with DPS. I do this knowing that keybinding is way more effective, but once I get outside of the 1-5, r, t, f keys, things start to get messy when it comes to remembering what is what, so I just use it for stuff I shouldn't have to do often. FYI, using the mouse for shifting the camera, strafing, and kiting is far superior to any other method (of which I am unaware).

Well I tend to assume when a group is "LF Tank" that they don't already have a tank in the group... I think it's pretty clear at this point I was making false assumptions about class roles though.

I didn't mean it like that. Just meant that from what I've read around these forums, Assassin tanks seem to be > Juggs for endgame tanking. Seems odd and coming in to the game without doing the research ahead of time that is not something you would figure to be the case. I guess it's kinda cool that every class can fill so many roles, but just kicking myself for not looking into it more in depth from the beginning.

Well I make it fairly clear that I'm taking the tank roll, but I just assumed that Assassins fell into dps rolls only. Had no idea they could tank, thought they were pure light armor and squishy. And the focus fire bit is mainly about elites. I've just had quite a few wipes where it seems like everyone is just dpsing their own mobs. Once again, I feel like Assassins do this all too often. I guess maybe because they are trying to tank an extra elite, but I just don't see that as necessary in a 4 man, low level FP. I think maybe I'm just getting overly frustrated because I'm still unclear of all the various class roles having only played Merc and Jugg.

Meh... I now see that there is. Kind of annoying honestly, because I thought I was rolling one of the pure tanking classes and come to find out it is outshined by a class that doesn't seem to make sense as a tank. Would have been nice to know before rolling.... Oh well.

I roled Jugg and enjoy tanking for the most part, but everytime I have an assassin in my group, they are ALWAYS pulling aggro... ON PURPOSE! I see that little "taunt" animation over and over and am always struggling to pull in all the straggling mobs and blowing my taunt pulling aggro back from them. At first I thought I was just with some bad players, but it seems to happen EVERY time. What is the deal with this and is their some assassin role I'm missing? Also,is the concept of focus fire not important in this game? Cause this is another struggle I have with members of my FP parties.

Gotta agree. Haven't played long, but got on Nar Shadaa and at one point thought my sound was off because the game was silent. Could really use some more ambient noise and music.