123668-player-etiquette

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If someone has no fun at playing DPS and refuses to develop that spec, then they really won't mind sitting out if the tank role is taken -- except this thread was created. Tanking (and to a lesser degree healing) is a support role and support roles are kind of weird in fight encounters. Unless there's a specific reason for it, there's no reason for more than one tank. While it's true that no one should feel forced to play a role they don't enjoy, there's no especial reason to accomodate that player if the role is taken. Sure if whatever "first-come first-serve" tank that was in the raid for Scorchwing (as an example) doesn't mind switching, that's fine. I don't think there should be a particular etiquette or general expectation that anyone who decides "I'm only ever going to be a tank -- ever" wants the job you wanted gets to have that job. I don't know that I've ever heard about "oh god we've got too many healers" so that side is a bit moot. And like I said, if you want to double tank Scorchwing, be my guest, catch up to my threat if you want to try. But there's no reason a one-dimensional player should be especially babied about this.


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While I do agree with this as a whole, I disagree with walking into someones else's group and saying 'I only tank, so it's me or I leave'. I play DPS and we are a dime a dozen out there on Nexus. Tanks and Healers are in a much bigger demand category. If you want to tank and only tank, you need to either make your own groups or talk to whomever is leader and ask if you could tank but you don't walk in and demand to replace the current tank. It's a set up to make for bad blood in a group. Raids my be different as Remillard said. I don't raid yet. In my opinion, of course.


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