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I'm having trouble playing a Tanker

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Originally Posted by Leeksoup

I am. I can't help it. I really want a tanker- I love the idea of wading in, taking hits while my teammates pick things off of me. But every time I roll a new tanker, right around level 12-18 I just can't stand it. It seems like I don't have enough damage output to kill even an LT before I run out of end, but my armor is wimpy and I can't really tank anything either. Oh, sure, I'm better than a Blaster, definitely. But I can't take many hits, still, and I don't understand why not.

I've tried Inv/SS, Fire/SS, Fire/Fire, WP/BS, and now I'm trying DA/DB. I've run into the same problem with all of them- low damage + low defense + "you're a tanker n00b go and tank" = permadeath, lack of fun.

Is there some trick I'm missing, some little detail that makes tanking fun? I know if I ever manage to get a tanker to 40+ it'll be good, but how can I get there? Thanks.

I completely agree with this statement. I too feel this is a HUGE and I mean HUGE playability issue. For COH, tankers are just the suck and i too have never managed to get into one long enough to move forward with one. I quit the game long ago before i could as well. I recently came back to see what improvements have happened, and am still utterly disappointed in low lvl tanks.... your damage is so unbeliebably low and your tanking is unbelieveably bad... = the suck.

They should nearly be invunerable to damage from the start if their damage is going to suck that bad.... so they can focus on damage to make the experience more manageable...

But if you want something that is not just manageable but actually fun to play... they need alot more of both. Otherwise what the hell is super about these super character except their super suck.