Ranged Tanking??

Vorken - Archosaur
Vorken - Archosaur Posts: 49 Arc User
edited January 2011 in Venomancer
I see venos use the phrase 'ranged tanking' and I'm not sure what they mean by that. Do they mean that they use a pet with a ranged attack and that pet has the boss's aggro? Or do they mean that the veno is attacking at range and has aggro (and the pet is DD/debuffing)?

Or is there some other meaning?
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  • Mauntille - Heavens Tear
    Mauntille - Heavens Tear Posts: 694 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    It can be either, depending on what you're tanking.

    To range tank with a pet, make sure you have a pet with ranged attacks (cactopods, some eldergoths), and turn off all skills (skills are either self range or melee range).

    To range tank yourself, just attack from a distance and [usually] have a cleric heal you. It's the same as having a wizard tank.

    Many bosses have weaker magic attacks than melee attacks and if tanked at range they'll only use the magic attacks. These can be range tanked earlier than they can be melee tanked.
  • BlackFlame - Harshlands
    BlackFlame - Harshlands Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Many bosses have weaker magic attacks than melee attacks and if tanked at range they'll only use the magic attacks. These can be range tanked earlier than they can be melee tanked.

    The popular place for that is fb/bh59, which i have tanked A LOT. All bosses are mag so if we don't have a barb, it's no big deal.
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  • Allisandre - Sanctuary
    Allisandre - Sanctuary Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    BlackFlame - Harshlands wrote: »
    The popular place for that is fb/bh59, which i have tanked A LOT. All bosses are mag so if we don't have a barb, it's no big deal.

    If only more people would realize that you don't need a barb for 59.
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