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Thread: What goes best with TKM to make me a great tank?
If you want to be the best tank possible and intend to keep TKM then I suggest TKM/MDoc pikes 0400, that way you have the best healing which is required to tank to the fullest, you are fully certified for battle armor, and you have 2 different aoe attacks for a spinning group.
Of course if you wanted to be the best tank possible, I would suggest:
Master Pike, Master doc, and TKA 2200, that way you still get the only useful pieces of TKA, the same healing ability, and your 2 aoe attacks are at their strongest, and you would be capable of using a better weapon to actually keep the aggro.
Kresh_Azzo wrote:
Tank = defense and healing. MD or Doc 4xxx, possible 4xx4, a droid and enhancers. Then you are a tank.
Not entirely true, your explanation is much simplified but if you are unable to hold the aggro then you aren't a tank and must take that into consideration
Giant2005 wrote:
Kresh_Azzo wrote:
Tank = defense and healing. MD or Doc 4xxx, possible 4xx4, a droid and enhancers. Then you are a tank.
Not entirely true, your explanation is much simplified but if you are unable to hold the aggro then you aren't a tank and must take that into consideration
This is not simplified in any way shape or form m8. Look around the forums a bit. If you are dealing a decent amount of damage, turn around and nail yourself or your friend with a full power bacta shot, then I promise you the aggro is ALL yours. Then you heal through it. This is not simplified. Unless some sword git comes along and area taunts, the other will not see the mob again. I have considered this and live it out with my toon daily.
I refer you to the doc forums. There is a reason they have a sticky about how to manage hate.
Most of these will not put you at CL80 but will be very effective for tanking.
TKM/Mswords/4000 doc
TKM/0040 swords/0040 pike/ mbrawler/nov doc
TKM/0040 swords/0040 pike/ nov fencer/ 4000 doc
Basically TKM/melee whatever you feel fits you/ healing will work
they will all pretty much be the same if you keep tkm its just deciding what else you want. I mean armor break and improved warcry trees of swords and pikes i personnally feel are musts even though 75% armor break armor hurts the effectiveness of armor break.
If you dont plan on doing any PvP then these will be great. They lack healing but in PvE only then ruby biel and stims will be more than enough healing.
TKM/Mswords/0040 pike Mbrawler/4010 fencer
TKM/4040 fencer/ 0040 pike/ 0040 swords/ 4000 scout.
TKM/Mfencer/0030 swords/0040 pike/ Mbrawler would be my favorite for a PvE only tank. Great defense and good melee accuracy.
Hope it helps and there are a ton of templates that I didnt list but I have what I feel a template needs to have. I know a lot of guys that have great templates without doing anything I would do and it works great for them. Just go with what you think you will enjoy.