VanCleef Assault

[JustAGuy]

Another thing I find, while tanking, is that if you're with a group, and people agree to flee, some people don't run far enough away. Since I've drawn all the aggro most of the time (starting to happen less and less as my sword becomes obsolete) when it comes time to sprint to save your life, they just take a nice stroll down the lane, stopping no more than 20 feet away thinking they're perfectly safe. But in reality, they're still close enough that when I turn Divine Protection on and lose aggro, they become the next target, and get swarmed. At this point, there's nothing I can do for them except run past them, hoping to ressurect them once they perish and try not to extend the train; but sometimes the train keeps going. I've gotten those Redridge Gnolls that are north of Lakeshire all the way into Lakeshire once, with a party member and I leap-frogging the aggro.

I believe that most players should understand what a winnable situation is by now. Five players all level 24 vs five 25+ mobs isn't necessarily winnable fight, with certain player combinations, and it might be wise to regroup and strategize. The key here, is strategizing. It always helps to focus attacks on one mob, and that's what I tend to do. I look for which mob is hurt the most initially, and I focus my attention on him as well. It's tough to do when it's 5 vs 6 or 7, since it can seem a bit chaotic. And for a healer/tank like me, I have to watch other people's health bars as well.

Basic rule of thumb; if you're in a fight of more elites than players (say 5-24's vs 6-25+'s), when the first player dies, run away. RUN AWAY! 5 vs 6 is maybe doable with the right players and the right use of items/skills. 4 vs 6 is asking for trouble, especially against higher level elites, and 3 vs 6 is death.

That doesn't apply to non-elites though, I can take 4 by myself :).