by Wyvernwill » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:57 pm
Wasn't meaning to come off like I was jumping on ya, more of explaining that it's something I would like to see as well. Even with this item I've expressed my concerns (like hoping for certain that SCS wouldn't decrease the hate adjust on our agro spells, which would make it an automatic no buy for me as well). Assuming that it didn't... I'd gladly purchase the ranks without even thinking twice about it.
Reason being, there are times where I may pull a mob off a caster or others, while another tank steps up. My reactions to self heal have more than once lead to my death. It becomes a potential negative for me in situations like that or when I need a heal and something gets overly attracted to the fact I just healed myself. When we were able to top parses on undead (Demi - TSS era), it was really easy for me to yank agro off of our MTs when I was going all out. The past that happened with me, is another reason why I see there MAY be a potentially serious NEED for the ability, especially if we end up with Flurry + DDs and undead content.
Overall, I doubt people are having much issue with agro, with the exception being those maximizing dps via Crushes. My normal situations, it's fairly difficult for me to tear agro off of another tank (accidentally) unless I'm intentionally trying to keep my agro high. I'm not sure where I sit with a targeted form of agro reduction... personally, I would prefer something more passive with an on/off switch, but that's me. Targeted might not be bad if it was instant cast though, but I don't think that would fly unless it had a slightly restrictive reuse.