Re: The tank shortage.

On 2010-01-13 07:49:53 -0800, Cryptoengineer <petertrei@xxxxxxxxx> said:

One thing the cross-realm LFG tool has shown up is the tank shortage.

My understanding is that DPS who sign up for a random group wind up
waiting, and waiting, and waiting, often 20 minutes or more.

Healers, such as my main, find a group within a minute or so.

Tanks usually get a group instantly.

The questions I pose are:

1. Why don't people want to tank?
2. What can be changed to make it more attractive?

I have my own ideas, but I'd like to see what others think.

pt

One thing I have noticed is that it is no longer so odious to level a healer. You never have to solo if you do not want to. You can always find a group to heal. Perhaps the same is now true of leveling a tank. You no longer have to grind your solo way through a gazillion mobs just to level. You can spend your whole time in groups if you wish.

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