If you are directing your pets to attack then they aren't in BG anyway.
MMs aren't really the tanks of redside. Brutes are the tanks of redside. MMs are defenders that come with their own team.
I beg to differ. Brutes are Scrappers done better IMHO. I have people tell me that my Brutes need Taunt and I reply 'Why? I'm not a Tank.' By definition a Tank grabs and holds aggro to make the rest of the team safer. A Brute can grab the aggro but holding it is a different story.
I always direct my pets who to attack. I throw an attack at the desired target, said target attacks me and the pets attack back. It's very theraputic. Provoke works in lieu of an attack of course.
I will often use Goto/Aggressive on my buffed Tier 3 and use them as a Tank for the rest of the pets. Works especially well on the Thug Brute and anything with the FF Secondary.
As for the OP: Playing a MM on a team is like opening a gift from a family member who knits; It might be nice but there are no guarantees. You simply can't play the same way as you do solo unless grouped with other MMs for all the reasons cited above.
The mobs will be bigger than you're used to solo.
You can't control the mob as easily because your teammates are working them as well.
Not all Powers mesh well (I call your attention the the guy who ALWAYS seems to use the high-KB attack and drive my target out of the killer AoE I just laid) and so forth.
Good luck in your endeavors.
"Comics, you're not a Mastermind...you're an Overlord!"
MMs aren't really the tanks of redside. Brutes are the tanks of redside. MMs are defenders that come with their own team.
I beg to differ. Brutes are Scrappers done better IMHO. I have people tell me that my Brutes need Taunt and I reply 'Why? I'm not a Tank.' By definition a Tank grabs and holds aggro to make the rest of the team safer. A Brute can grab the aggro but holding it is a different story.
I always direct my pets who to attack. I throw an attack at the desired target, said target attacks me and the pets attack back. It's very theraputic. Provoke works in lieu of an attack of course.
I will often use Goto/Aggressive on my buffed Tier 3 and use them as a Tank for the rest of the pets. Works especially well on the Thug Brute and anything with the FF Secondary.
As for the OP: Playing a MM on a team is like opening a gift from a family member who knits; It might be nice but there are no guarantees. You simply can't play the same way as you do solo unless grouped with other MMs for all the reasons cited above.
The mobs will be bigger than you're used to solo.
You can't control the mob as easily because your teammates are working them as well.
Not all Powers mesh well (I call your attention the the guy who ALWAYS seems to use the high-KB attack and drive my target out of the killer AoE I just laid) and so forth.
Good luck in your endeavors.
"Comics, you're not a Mastermind...you're an Overlord!"