WAR (Warhammer Online)

Hello everyone, i think i wanna reroll a tank on the order side. Was wondering, how are tanking in tne game, are the tank in pve (groups) a hard class? i mean hard to tank mobs, hard to keep the argro, if u have a decent group that wont spam dps?

How about in RvR, are tanks nice? what are tanks going for, toughness and wounds?

Hope i can get some nice answers as i really wanna know how they really are in PVE and PVP

Thx alot in advance

once you get "guard" tanking in PvE becomes a lot eaiser.  once you get "guard" tanking in PvP becomes possible.

Tanks in this game are great.  powerful in both PvP and PvE.  So far in my time playing, battles are won or lost based on tanks and healers, not DPS and healers.  tanks can do damage very well, and shields can REALLY protect you, i mean really, they are actually good.

So I say give it a shot, one of the few games out there that tanks are good across the board, even in the "prot" spec.

Originally posted by Majinash

once you get "guard" tanking in PvE becomes a lot eaiser.  once you get "guard" tanking in PvP becomes possible.

 

Tanks in this game are great.  powerful in both PvP and PvE.  So far in my time playing, battles are won or lost based on tanks and healers, not DPS and healers.  tanks can do damage very well, and shields can REALLY protect you, i mean really, they are actually good.

 

So I say give it a shot, one of the few games out there that tanks are good across the board, even in the "prot" spec.

Won with tanks and healers, and the dps to back them up. Fortunately, for the most part, tanks and healers don't do enough damage to win on their own, even though they can last for a helluva long time.

Sorry I can't answer this question.  Let me explain why.

Take the Swordmaster for instance.  All tanks eventually recieve a tactics that increases hate by 100%.  The swordmaster also get abilities in the Vaul mastery that cause extra hate.  The khaine line will give extra DPS and the Hoeth line with increase damage on AoE.

So basically it can swing very radically depending on mastery and tactics etc.

However it is important to undetstand that PvE and PvP are not two different things.

What are you gonna do when you are tanking a keep lord and a Player Goblin Shaman comes in?  I have already had this sort of thing happen to me on my tank more than I can count.

So what do yo uload out in an RvR zone where you need to tank heroes?  Do you use your hate tactic, do you get some kind of stun tactic in case a player shows?  Do you go for damage or less damage and more hate?

I dunno it all depends.  That is why its cool.

I played a Black Orc in beta because I'm never a tank, and did not wont to play something that I would play on release, but guess what !!!!    It was so much fun I rolled an Ironbreaker.

My Black Orc was able to take ANYONE in a PvP fight, even 2 and 3 levels higher, I rolled casters standing on hills shooting at me, I would just run up and kill them as they launched there ranged, every time.  They always think they can beat me before I got to them :). 

Being ranged sucked ( Shadow Warrior for 11 levels) because in a RvR battle's it did not matter how strong my ranged shots were, as my targets just retreated back for healing.

I've seen higher level tanks take a beating for up to 5 min. in the middle of a RvR fight.

what should i go for, Ironbreaker or swordsmasters? want a fun tank, but also good in both pvp and pve

Originally posted by Kazzer

what should i go for, Ironbreaker or swordsmasters? want a fun tank, but also good in both pvp and pve

Either one is good. I'd say make the choice more based on which race you prefer.

Originally posted by Gajari

Originally posted by Kazzer

what should i go for, Ironbreaker or swordsmasters? want a fun tank, but also good in both pvp and pve

 

Either one is good. I'd say make the choice more based on which race you prefer.

can you give any tips on why they are both good? i see more ironbreakers than swordsmasters, and ironbreakers seem to hold longer than SM, dunno if it cous of bad and good healers

also, what should tanks go for in reknown trainers? toughness and wounds?

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Gajari

Originally posted by Kazzer

what should i go for, Ironbreaker or swordsmasters? want a fun tank, but also good in both pvp and pve

 

Either one is good. I'd say make the choice more based on which race you prefer.

 

can you give any tips on why they are both good? i see more ironbreakers than swordsmasters, and ironbreakers seem to hold longer than SM, dunno if it cous of bad and good healers

also, what should tanks go for in reknown trainers? toughness and wounds?

They both last roughly the same amount of time. THey both have different playstyles, but they both have good armor, and can use a shield (or Great weapon, if so inclined).