142181-how-the-hell-do-you-tank-as-a-stalker

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i cant hold agro at all, my taunt is like 30 seconds cooldown, anyway i just got trolled pretty hard in skullcano for not holding threat id be pissed if i actually gave a shit :D
 
but anyway im wondering how the heck  your supposed to tank , it doesnt help that everyone just nukes before i actually get a chance to even pull lol erm what is your basic rotation ? any help would be appreciated.
 
i havent played since about a month after the original launch, oh my and stalker is only lvl 36 , i remember i had real trouble holding agro then aswell and it was one of the main reasons i quit. 
 	
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			I assume you don't have only 1 skill for taunting? Some generate threat while others downright bring them to you, i think you also have tethers.	
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			I'm by no means an expert in stalkering, but there seem to be  number of abilities under the support tab that have raised threat generation.	
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For your stalker tanking needs, check here: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/126339-the-casual-scrubs-guide-to-drop-6-stalker-tanking/ :)
 
If you have more specific questions based on your level or gearing, let me know. It's more written towards end game tanking, but the basic LAS and amp setup and theories are there.
 
In general for rotation when you are struggling a bit with threat:
 
Start a fight by throwing Reaver to have 4 seconds of time for the DPS to go nuts. Next, throw Nanovirus and start a Frenzy channel. As Reaver wears off, if anyone is higher on the threatmeter than you, pop Razor Storm to put yourself on top and continue to dump suit power with Frenzy. Use Nanovirus on cooldown, and keep those suit power regen skills going (Remember to swap stances during Frenzy channels to proc Follow Up!) You should get ahead and stay head.
 
If you aren't getting enough procs of punish, try putting in T4 prep. It will give you suit power as you channel it. Reaver, nanovirus, frenzy suit dump, razor storm, prep, naovirus, frenzy suit dump, repeat as needed. You should keep threat. Use steadfast and decimate on cooldown to keep siut power regen going. 
			
				
	Edited October 10, 2015 by Cercie	
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			Well, there's a few factors at work. Are you wearing mostly support gear? Are you in tank stance? Are you using support abilities? If you're doing all that but still having trouble holding threat, it's not a bad idea to just ask your party for a few seconds to build up threat before they unload.	
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.... it's not a bad idea to just ask your party for a few seconds to build up threat before they unload.
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  Hahahahaha! Good luck with that one! :P
 
I gave up on asking DPS to wait a while ago. It's just hopeless. Sometimes they try to wait...but they just want to hit it soooooo bad!! I do ask that they let me hit the boss first. I also carry pounce to make sure I get to the boss first. If a dps hits it first, sometimes they die. Nothing I can do. They eventually learn to not do that, at least. LOL
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			Did you turn on your tanking stance? I had issues as engi because I didn't realize provoke was a thing.	
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Not a bad idea, actually. If they try to pull, let them die and say "well, see what happens when you don't let the tank lead?"
In my experience, most people will let the tank go first, but YMMV I guess.
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Did you turn on your tanking stance? I had issues as engi because I didn't realize provoke was a thing.
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 it's not a bad idea to just ask your party for a few seconds to build up threat before they unload.
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			If you don't use Tank Stance and Aggro generator skills, you will never hold the aggro.	
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Depending on what abilities you want to use when tanking, it is quite possible to tank with only Whiplash and Nano Field for the most part (Crazy right?) So long as you hit all the mobs constantly and are in your tank stance it will generate more than enough threat to keep aggro.
Otherwise, use Nano Dart for single target bosses.
Frenzy instead of Nano Field if you are having threat issue, Frenzy does a lot of threat.
You shouldn't need both Razor Storm and Reaver and if you had to pick one, go for Razor Storm. Reaver is great for boss mechanics, not so much for tanking trash which is usually where threat is an issue due to a multiple number of mobs running around.
One last thing, Nano Virus is a threat bomb but only for 3 mobs and short range, land it and you are almost guaranteed to keep threat on the 3 mobs you hit.
 
The trick to tanking is to be flexible in your build and not be afraid to take a couple seconds between pulls to switch abilities to fit the fight.
			
				
	Edited October 10, 2015 by snaplemouton	
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I tried tanking stormtalon's lair at level 20...couldn't hold threat. I was level 50 before I even realized I had multiple stances. 
 
The game does an awful job of letting you know you have multiple stances. Right click your stealth and you will notice 2 other stances, one with like 300% increased threat.	
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What? No one said "Very carefully" yet?
 
C'mon, guys! 	
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I am fairly certain that certain members of my guild relish pulling aggro off the tank. LOL
 
When I first started MMOs, I ran with some friends. Greg would forever do everything he could to pull threat off of Phillip. It was a thing. He would say "aggro has to be earned."  When I started tanking, I would frequently ask to run with folks that I knew I couldn't hold aggro from so that I could learn how to manage that. Under that kind of fire, you figure it out pretty quick, or you don't get to keep tanking.
 
In a small group, it's usually no issue to be in first and ask folks to hold off. In a raid situation, I find getting all 15 or so DPS to wait is just...not gonna happen. All part of the joy of tanking, though :)
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			LOL Ufa, I'd play that game with you :P Bring it!	
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Same can be said for bad tanks and healers. It's not hard to replace trash
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