jerusalemman Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi all, I have just started a bh pt with the aim of tanking with 2 friends who r bh, which 1 is a healer and the other a dps. We are only lvl 12 at the moment but I am struggling to keep aggro especially against a boss. I have tanked in WoW so not completly new to tanking, however I'm really struggling with a bh. Is there any sort of rotation that I can use? BH tanking seems alot more difficult than warrior tanking in WoW but then I'm not the smartest bloke around and it does seem to take me awhile to get a grip but I'm determined as I am completly bored of dps roles. Any advice would be great. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazikeen Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 You won't get to actually tank until level 14 when you get Ion Gas Cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivus Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Holding aggro will be difficult early on, and whenever you aren't fighting elites and champion mobs. Go shieldtech and just keep practicing. Eventually you'll get more tanking abilities and acquire skills that make holding aggro easier. And yeah, ion gas cylinder is your big first tank ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dardack Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 1. before 20 a DPS can tank. IM experience that is. 2. You can't really hold agro till you get IGC which is like lvl 14 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerusalemman Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks for the help guys, I won't panic til lvl 14 ish then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith_Joelus Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ion gas Cylinder is important and you will find that your auto-shoot type ability is important too.... rocket punch is a an awesome threat move. On Single targets use the unload and on Aoe use flame thrower... Obviously you can use flame thrower on single targets for a filler. Its quite easy to become overheated so in-between each move use your auto shoot ability with ion gas cylinder this will help alot. I rarely use rail-shot i dont know if this is a must at high level but i dont use it and i never have issues with aggro Dont take this as gospel i have a 40 BH PT shield tech and i get told im a good tank often but this doesn't give what im saying any credit, it has just worked for me at the point im at in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raynn Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Have to beware because IGC is currently bugged....its only doing about 40% of its dmg value thats claimed in the tooltip. Simple fix is to work one of your taunts into the rotation until bioware decides to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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