Callie Sunshine

I never have to worry about that, Rangle. Warboss only seems to play evil brutes.

Not "people who reject you from their team have a worse sense of humor and outlook on life," but rather people who are inflexible, who are likely the people under discussion here. You are right, nobody should be forced to team under any circumstances, but the OP was asking opinions as to the situation of only one tank being allowable on a team (especially on something like an ITF that doesn't require specific composition). Seems like a very inflexible position to me. Others have stated why there may or may not be valid reasons for taking the postion. But, in the end you've captured the kernel of it: You can't make someone take you on a team nor should he or she have to. People tend to be put off by rejection, so they want to understand the reasons for it and why it might occur, when the answer may just be others don't have to have a reason, they're free to do what they want. That said, I still believe people prefer to play on a server where people are welcoming and willing to help others by working with whatever anyone has to offer - in my opinion, good players make it work. As Magikwand noted, for me it's a preference thing.

I totally agree with you, Magikwand - to each his or her own. I have done both speed and non-speed, set to -1/0 and +1/8, and anywhere in between. More fun comes from the people you team with having similar goals in mind. There's no "good" or "evil" here, just differing preferences. I would also like to believe that the majority of players are somewhere in-between the extremes. There's something to be said for a good leader who can consider the composition of a team and pacing without necessarily limiting the fun of other people who might have a specific AT they want to run. However, you are right, and if the team leader's goals are not compatible with your AT, and he or she decides not to take you on the team, then that's the way it is. Go find a team with more flexibility. The people are likely to be more fun and have a better sense of humor and outlook on life anyhow. Like you said, "Group accordingly."

I think Silas is right; however, on Tanker Tuesday, anyone who is new to tanking can learn a lot from the people who have been playing for years and have vast amounts of knowledge to share regarding what set combos might appeal to people under what circumstances and help with builds. It's fun to see that in action without anyone having to worry about squishies or the gritty truth being obscured by defender buffs that make a build seem more awesome than it might actually be (*ahem* endurance hogs *ahem*).

I think people forget that the game is supposed to be about fun. I have such difficulty wrapping my brain around the mentality: "We need to get this TF done!!!" Why? You got a hot date or something? If you have a time constraint, why are you running a TF? Isn't the point of playing this game, actually PLAYING the game? I find that overcoming a challenge is much more satisfying than just blowing through something. Since this thread is about 2 tanks, I'll just say this: I tend to play defenders and I love my team tanks!!! They keep my squishy def alive, and they are fun to watch handle the mobs. It's not that I don't understand the sentiment of a balanced team, but I'll echo others' comments that as long as the players are good, the ATs don't make or break it. I ran a LGTF where we had to rely somewhat on my defender's hold (DP has cryo hold) to get through the mitos. Did it take a lot to get through it? Yes. Was it a bit of a drag? Yes. Was I sorry I ran the TF with that group? Not at all. It just proves sometimes it takes a lot of patience and persistence to get through something - a good lesson to learn.

I've noticed that Justice tends to have Hamis on Mondays and Wednesdays - both are very terrific. I agree with Kat; although not everybody on Justice goes to Tanker Tuesdays, it's a pretty well-known event and, as Backfire said on the other post, many folk run the new WST when it changes on Tuesday. Is there a reason people hate Thursdays? Why don't the channels ever advertise Thursday events?

Otherwise, I think it is a very awesome idea for a fun event! I hope people can turn out for it and support it.

My bad, TJ. I'll try to keep your affiliations straight in the future. I have both going at the same time - threads can get really interesting... Thanks just the same though. Desi deserves to be celebrated for all the smiles he brings here on Justice!