I am not impressed. You should checkout my ice tanker (of course only in missions and with team worthy to manage what I am going to bring to them)...
So you need a team to take them down?
Ah well i expected some black catting when i made this post.
Not to mention i wouldnt do this if i was with a team as it defies the point of tanking. This was me using one of my fire tanks to see if i could herd AND kill lots on my own. So im not impressed by claims that people can herd loads when thay have a team to back them up. especially when they also claim that they need an awesome team to do it.
You wouldn't seriously expect an ice tanker to kill the herds he can collect, would you? 
If it has eyes, you can blind it, if it has blood, you can make it bleed, if it has a mouth, you can make it scream.
I think you need to dive in more on details how exactly the agro cap works. Solo reaching over 16 is really really easy (farmers can comply), in teams you will see what the agro cap is about.
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Not to mention i wouldnt do this if i was with a team as it defies the point of tanking.
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Ah, you're right... Silly me.
What happened there is you only kept 17 at once interested and as you gained interest in those you ran into, others lose interest, even I saw many stop and stand around or start running back. Through out-ranging and blocking they weren't all able to hit you at once. But slowly overtime you group many within an area of each other and just about keep them there. The interest wasn't constant. It was virtual. I don't bother with aggro cap, whatever is there I will just jump into and hit. There is a conga line of stupidity trick to achieve with great taunt duration in the aura, you pull 17 into perception range of 2 other groups and as you defeat those 17 some from those untaunted groups take an interest. Nice use of Burn. I like seeing burn. Those numbers for 5,2 end are pure joy.
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Lol could clearly see the aggro cap
Aye, The aggro cap is visible there, What i was trying to achieve, as shannon sort of explained, was getting as many as i could to follow me, then taking them into the vicinity of more, which will give you a constant flow of baddies until they run out. and with any luck burn or footsomp will catch a few extras on the way. It is possible to manipulate the game mechanics to your advantage in this situation. Also its possible to keep the interest of more minions then the aggro cap sort of, but that requires a lot more running about using footstomp and other attacks, basically not holding aggro, more grouping as many as you can together, and then letting the blasters on the team have the pleasure of going AoE bonkers. BUt as i said this isnt a method i use often as its particularly risky, ill only have aggro of 17 of them and the blaster will be vulnerable. But its always good for a laugh.
Good to see classic Fire tank mobility in action there: run jump run jump, don't stay still cos then they can hit you 
I'm not seeing anything special - if your intention was to defeat them on your own, you could have done it a lot sooner. As to how many you "aggro'd" at once, it wasn't that many. Nice song, though.
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I am not impressed. You should checkout my ice tanker (of course only in missions and with team worthy to manage what I am going to bring to them)...
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Ahahahhahahahaha.Because your ice tanker can break the aggro cap?You can bring as many as thundorn can in the video and thats it.For some real herding you should be around during i3 with herding dreck map one island at a time or eden trial (oh the memories) whole titan room in one go, which of course your ice tank wouldnt handle.
Because my time machine is broken, I am unable to be banned from the game, sorry...
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You wouldn't seriously expect an ice tanker to kill the herds he can collect, would you?
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Just slot a damage proc in CE.
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I am not impressed. You should checkout my ice tanker (of course only in missions and with team worthy to manage what I am going to bring to them)...
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Ahahahhahahahaha.Because your ice tanker can break the aggro cap?You can bring as many as thundorn can in the video and thats it.For some real herding you should be around during i3 with herding dreck map one island at a time or eden trial (oh the memories) whole titan room in one go, which of course your ice tank wouldnt handle.
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Ahh the good old days ^__^ ...tis' a distant memory now :'(
Herd 'em up
Reel 'em in! ...team safe and sound whilst they pound...on the wall! :P
Down they go! ...why waste time felling them one by one when there's a nice big hole nearby!
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Yeah baby!Thats what i am talking about! God damn remove the herd cap! That was uber fun.
*pinks away a tear*
Eden trial.. granite.. herd all i could. 6slot dmg no cap Nova's, how i miss those days.
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To be honest i think they should remove the herd cap.Just to put the fun and skill back into tanking.
Or just like a sandbox map, where there is no ED, no cap, no nothing. Free for all, enjoy your toon. But without exp and drops 
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To be honest i think they should remove the herd cap.Just to put the fun and skill back into tanking.
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I agree.
Tanking the number of mobs we can get now is just too easy.
My Inv/SS tanker is capable of herding and handling the number of mobs as seen on the video. But why stop us if we want to herd double that and put ourselves in danger of a faceplanting?
I know herding caps were placed to help negate the number of farming and PL'ing done in game. But there's many other ways to farm and PL now.
Do away with herding caps and bring the fun back into real tanking!
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Try the same herd with CoT and Carnies.. Ok add some malta. Few Tsoo to be added (those kin little freaking.. nvm), some clocks for the drain and errrr.. Arachnos, Vanguard and those redcaps
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Try the same herd with CoT and Carnies.. Ok add some malta. Few Tsoo to be added (those kin little freaking.. nvm), some clocks for the drain and errrr.. Arachnos, Vanguard and those redcaps
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Exactly! Only a fool would decide to herd excessive amounts of those mobs and try to survive...me being one of them(!)...that's what makes it fun and it'll show you how skilled your tank is if he/she/it make it out of that herd alive!
[edit] I can imagine the buzz out of that already! Tearing into a LARGE mob of Arachnos, then coming out with health deep in red, but still on your feet! It's been a long time since I've felt then in game...lost when they decided to put a herd cap on it.
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Just keep your toggles off, i asure you, thats a challenge
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It's been a long time since I've felt then in game...lost when they decided to put a herd cap on it.
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This.Herding was one of the great moments you could have as a tanker.It would stress your build and your capabilities as a player.I think the limit should be really removed from aggro but maybe not removed from the aoe numbers possible.
At least by tonight i know, +4 vanguard still freaking hurts
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Ok before anyone says it. i know if i had been with other people i wouldnt have managed this. And also this vid isnt the most ive ever herded in one go, its just the most ive herded in one go whilst recording it.
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