Story time if you care to read.
Went to run Cultist Refuge, 35-40 dungeon. It was 2 randoms, 2 friends, and me(healing).
Tank left before we even got started. So we were down to 2 slayers, 1 sorc, and a priest.
Sat in queue forever before deciding to try trash. Long story short we cleared the entire dungeon including the bonus boss.
It was the most smooth run I've done in that dungeon.

Related topic: Is there some sort of scaling in the dungeons for player numbers or were the bosses confused by no tank class. That sounds stupid, but it seemed too easy.

The lower level instances don't necessarily need lancer tanks. Once you get to the higher level instances, lancer tanks will be best since some of the bosses and trash mobs will hit for a lot. End game lvl 60 instances you will need a lancer tank unless your group is geared enough that maybe you can have a warrior tank it, but lancer is much preferred.

I've been able to solo/duo these dungeons, so no. Who needs tanks at these dungeons?

not sure what is the point of this thread tbh, you good I guess? gg wp.

What he means by geared enough, is, better hope your melee can take hits from the boss when your warrior dodges into the group

She* and I mentioned being geared enough lol. The problem with warrior tanking is not only gear though, from what I've been seeing there aren't that many actually skilled warriors.

This post was edited by missalaire on May 9 2012 03:29pm

yeah, tons of ppl're like, 5-star skill required? Imma roll warrior and be the bestest warrior tank to ever turn this class around - and then utterly fail at it. whether it be from not timing dodges correctly, not positioning the boss or preventing it's movement, or not bothering to learn boss animations & skill cycles.
s'not to say there aren't good war tanks, but they're really few & far between compared to everyone who THINKS they're a good war tank.

There is too many of them, and too many of them lack any sort of skill.
I put mine on hold until they all quit.

You can tank 60s / HMS with a warrior just fine, just be smart about it. Only bring ranged. Or atleast only bring a slayer so it can dodge when necessary.

Mystic/Sorc/War/Slayer/Archer is pretty gg combo for them.

I prefer lancer/warrior/priest/berserker/sorc group set up. Few more runs of the normal lvl 60 instances and enchanting, then I should be good to go for hard mode.