My First Tanker Villain

I really really wondered WTH after playing this class in GR. It's the Brute I've been trying to build so to speak. For the longest time I have played brutes and mulling over ..more Def...or more Offense...because well...we don't have tanks.

So I made a Mace/Elec Tank and I had a great time in GR with my final group last night. They allowed me to tank in the mmo typical terms of a tank. I was just in heaven with it. So much more better than my Mace/Shield brute in terms of tanking.

You heroes got it good with this one...im glad I finally can bring this over to Villains and do the job I have been wanting to do for a while. Tank tons of mobs and laugh at them.

The only draw back is I had one attack till I turned 16 =p. As my party laughed at me..but it was all good. I still had Taunt, Sands of Mu, one mace attack to work with..Finally got jaw breaker. I never plan on soloing so this is just perfect team player I have. Truly a tank of my other mmo...can hold agro ..but kills slower than a slug race. That's fine =)

So to those who never rolled tanker before like me....this class is great. I really love how well it holds agro. I love elec def primary....

So just thought I share my thoughts...and to the rest of you tankers out there...you all are wonderful class...so glad Villains can have them now.

I think you've been playing Brutes when really you're a Tanker at heart. I tank with my Brutes but it's never as many as what my Tankers would do, but it's enough as with CoV Tankers aren't necessary but some aggro redirection is helpful.

Amazing! I was just considering posting a thread asking questions about this.

I've never been able to get a tank past 10th (which might have something to do with lowbie blue-side content), but I really want to try and branch out which ATs I play. Not long ago I read a thread about Mace/Elec brutes and that got me thinking... but I never rolled the toon (the character concept's all worked out though, yay me!).

So now, here comes GR - no need to do lowbie blue-side missions! So I was wondering about running this new toon as either a tank or a brute, another class I can't seem to get into, although I do have one at 30th or so.

Soooo... I think this thread may have me leaning towards a tank.

IN terms of "tanking" ...go for it. I really liked the electric defense line. very well done in comparison to my old shield and or miasma brutes I have used this far.

I think Brutes are great...just being that the only class that could really "tank" on Villains ..I felt too compelled to lean to more defense. Not making the brute I wanted. Sure later on at higher levels the Brutes can have their cake and eat it to ..defense with offense... the leveling up phases though it didn't feel optimal or best for my teams.

So if you are mulling over tank or brute...if your intent is to be a herding hit taking mad man.. tank so far is it. By the time I was 14 I was holding large clusters for 8 man teams in Praetoria. Though I couldn't kill a mouse with my punch...I could hold the mobs... which made my team roll well. Felt good to. that I could play my part and make my teams better with my job.

As for Brutes I have now taken the route I intended with my Brute...Offensive...non tank no taunt. Though I may take the single taunt to save the healer guy. That is all. So far so good... in a way a Scrapper with more defense. I certainly like it the more I level it.

This is great to. I have a team that is struggling due to me on a Offensive Brute... I can just say BRB ill grab my tanker fellow Villains ... =)