Can Assassin tanks get a threat buff?

[Darth_WrathHeart]

I have a level 50 Assassin tank. When I first hit 50 while tanking hardmodes I found that I would constantly lose aggro. At first I thought it was my rotation so I looked up rotations online and I was doing it right, then I thought it was gear but now I have the full Columi tank set and I still find that I have to use my taunts almost every time they are off cooldown. I know it would be alot to ask for a damage buff so I figured id ask for a threat buff. Anyone else agree? Edited January 27, 2012 by Darth_WrathHeart

[Dantharghan]

I've noticed the same.

For example I'd love for Wither to actually do its job... create a high amount of threat.

What BW thinks is a high amount and what assassin tanks actually NEED to generate are worlds apart.

 

Fix it.

 

edit: for example: Khem has a similar ability which has the same animation but heals him and me in addition to dealing damage and generating "a high amount of threat".

I have Khem in offensive stance, have guard on him and I pull with Wither. The instant Khem uses his AE ability, I lose aggro from the whole group. Every single time. Now remember Khem is in offensive stance, is NOT generating 100% extra threat and this still happens.

 

Something's wrong here, very wrong.

Edited January 27, 2012 by Dantharghan

[Pashgan]

Same. Geared to the teeth and can't hold aggro. Not to mention some AoE abilities have 3 targets limit while it's common to have 4-6 targets at once.

[CriticalAtheist]

Im gonna go ahead and say its a player error, a guild dps assassin went tank for a night and he kept aggro like a champ with minimal effort (he complained that tankin was too easy)

 

Play a juggernaut and tell me assassins have it hard.

[OniHouse]

Im gonna go ahead and say its a player error, a guild dps assassin went tank for a night and he kept aggro like a champ with minimal effort (he complained that tankin was too easy)

 

Play a juggernaut and tell me assassins have it hard.

 

If your dps cant steal aoe aggro from a assassin(and perhaps other tanks) they either suck or purposely hold back to not get aggro

Edited January 27, 2012 by OniHouse

[Natarii]

Yeah, I ran with my first assassin tank last night for Hardmode Eternity Vault and he never once had threat issues to a pretty well-geared group. We managed 4/5 1-shotting 3 of them (columns bugged out and we had to reset). Assassin tank held threat like a champ. Check your rotation, be sure and use guard on a high threat target, and use taunts liberally.