Discount_Bob Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 So, I was planning on respeccing to one of the other choices, but I like tanking in PvP. I feel pretty decent at survivability but can't kill anyone worth a flip. Part of this is a lack of expertise still, but I'm curious if it's worthwhile to pick up DPS implants/earpiece/augments to supplement my damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breaktobuild Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) As tank, your role first and foremost is to mitigate damage. Shield/absorb gear is obviously most appropriate to this end. I also have a second tanking set with high endurance/power/surge for group ranked (providing I'm not playing against tank tunnel). PT tank has no real dropping power obviously, but can still chip in solid amount of damage even with full tanking gear > http://imgur.com/EcEFFNb. I run Fortitude augs in both my tanking sets. Edited January 11, 2015 by breaktobuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dijskykiller Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) You can do that, but that defeats your purpose and goal as a tank. Your main role is to harass, debuff and keep everybody alive and not to drop targets. If you know how to play a DPS PT, getting good damage will come naturally, while keeping up with guard swapping, of course. PT tank is an aoe debuff machine, utilize those AoE skills to the fullest and you'll see better results. Edited January 11, 2015 by dijskykiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrolan Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 What augments should I be using in PvP as a PT tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACeMossie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) What augments should I be using in PvP as a PT tank? Endurance: Too much damage in PvP ignores mitigation for it to be reliable Edited January 22, 2015 by TACeMossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_Wilson Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) If you want to do damage, respec to a damage spec. Tanking is about surviving, and absorbing damage for your teammates, you don't need damage gear on a dedicated tank. The most effective way to build a PvP tank is to stack as much endurance (fortitude augments) as you can, and use shield/absorb mods/enhancements (still endurance heavy). Defense rating only works against half of the attack types players use (and is completely useless against a sorc/sage), so you want to rely on your shield and massive healthpool more than dodging attacks when taking direct damage. Your health is also your only real defense against incoming guard damage, which is the main reason why you want a lot of endurance. Edited January 22, 2015 by Col_Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyluzi Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Your health is also your only real defense against incoming guard damage, which is the main reason why you want a lot of endurance. this is wrong, you can shield incoming damage from guard stacking hp is right because of krits and elemental/internal damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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