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Jariana · **07-16-2015, 02:52 PM**

I can definitely understand feeling anxious about running dungeons, especially when they are new and the mechanics are a bit fuzzy. Admittedly my counter to that is to over prepare both in and out of game. I'll look up every mechanic, watch multiple videos and even annoy various friends for pointers. In game I'm a huge fan of trying to overgear content, even when leveling. I figure that as a tank I'm a bit of a lynchpin, so making sure that pin is as strong as possible is helpful.

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As a bit of an off-topic response to the off-topic ranting... Wink

(07-16-2015, 02:06 PM)Griffith! Wrote:

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Off-Topic RantingThe problem I'm having lately is DPS pulling hate off me and telling me to "flash more". I'm just following the rotation. I flash every four skills, on average (barring use of Shield Bash or Shield Swipe) - I mean, pull with Shield Lob, Flash Twice, Circle of Scorn, Fast Blade, Savage Blade, Rage of Halone, Flash, and repeat from Fast Blade. Every second combo, Circle of Scorn again. Each rotation takes like twelve seconds. What, am I supposed to flash every time it's available? Every 2.5 seconds, like some kinda maniac? I dunno, I've gone off point here.

I've been hearing the "Flash moar" complaint from several people lately, healers and dps both. To be honest, Flash is likely not the full answer though. Smile

Looking at your rotation there, I would be curious as to how you are using your off Global CD abilities like Circle of Scorn and Spirits Within. Weaving those in between attacks rather than setting them into a set rotation can be helpful in your threat output. Personally I also prioritize Circle over Flash because it actually does damage as well.

Another question would be less about rotation and more about targeting. When you're working through a group of mobs, do you focus on one enemy or tab around? To be honest, I find the second option much more useful in holding a group down as a paladin. This is mainly because while Flash is great for getting some low-level enmity on everything, nothing beats actually smacking the mobs around a bit.

So for example on a three mob pull, I often would Shield Lob, run in, Circle of Scorn/Flash, Halone Combo on the primary target, tab to a secondary target, Fast Blade, Savage Blade (to get Savage's enmity boost), tab to the third mob, Rage of Halone, Flash as needed, tab back to primary, etc. This also requires me to keep a close eye on the enmity meters as I tab about, just in case a dps or healer is spiking there.

Admittedly I haven't played PLD much in the expansion (DRK has grabbed my attention lately) and the class's new combos may change this a bit, but consider getting nice and violent with the mobs instead of just relying on Flash to hold threat on the off targets.

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