Sith Inq Assassin tanking

[davesurfer]

Anyone try this yet? I did warrior tanking and I liked it. But when I leveled an Inq I really liked the game play but didn't get high enough to try the tanking. I would love to hear people's perception as cloth tanking seems strange

[justpixels]

I read that as something totally different than what it was meant to be and I laughed really hard. How does someone ass tank?

Anyways, I played SWTOR Beta a long while ago and tanked on my assassin until about level 20. It is pretty fun. Standard, but fun.

Imagine being an enhancement shaman tanking.

[Encarn]

I was so expecting a video... damn.

[Gracin]

This is why Assassination rogues are called Mut...

OT: I haven't tried tanking as one but is on my to-do list this weekend.

[davesurfer]

LOL I stepped in it with that title. I was on a con call and wanted to post fast so I had some comments for my train ride home. I am laughing at how it looks now.

So I won't be gimped in end game? I love to tank (and no not ass tank). The Sith warrior seemed the safe route, but I liked the game play of the inquisitor.

Plus my wife will be an Inq healer so I figured we could class quest together and coordinate our professions

[Karazee]

I can't wait to see the trade chat spam of "Ass Tank LFG"

[NihilSustinet]

Yes they are balanced to be just as good as the other tanks. in fact the first video that came out of the new declaration 7 flashpoint is tanked by an assassin

[davesurfer]

Yes they are balanced to be just as good as the other tanks. in fact the first video that came out of the new declaration 7 flashpoint is tanked by an assassin

Thanks I will have to look that up. Guess I will try it this weekend

[Dalantia]

You may want to have separate classes, if only because it'll get real old doing your class quests twice.

[DaGhostDS]

Please, call them SI Sin tank..

[stalkerzero]

I have played an Assassin or Shadow for a while now and love it. I leveled a Guardian to about 20 and it was fun but the Assassin has a very unique feel to it's tanking style that the Guardian doesn't.

I do miss Force Leap with a passion....pulling is kind of blah without it.

But, definitely seems viable so far and I love the PvP with it.

[Fermin]

I guess you could say "Bad Ass Tank, LFG, PST".

[Shamburger]

Gosh, it's Tankasin... I'd never invite someone if they called them self an Ass-tank

[nyoan]

Gosh, it's Tankasin... I'd never invite someone if they called them self an Ass-tank

Good rule to live by.
(My initial response was that's an idea I can get behind...Bioware really should have thought through the class name and its most obvious nickname)

[Gallahadd]

Aye, I'll be rolling a Tankasin, and anyone calling themselves an Ass-tank gets insta-blocked

As for gameplay, I've heard they're pretty badass (sorry I had too ) they have about the same armor as SW's but higher block and some nice self healing. Overall it seems like BW did a bangup job of balancing the Tank classes, I've heard people saying that all three are more than viable in all situations, which is basically exactly what you want

[Gxeternal]

I had originaly planned on playing a Sith Jugg tank, but i got some game time in on an assassin, and i absolutly loved playing it. And the idea that it can also tank was just a huge plus for me, i didnt have any actual exp in tanking with him but i loved everythign else about it.
I plan on playing a Jugg this coming weekend to compare the two , and level them both up to the point where the tanking skills come into play and then ill take a long hard look at what way i want to go.

[HemmerN]

And dual bladed lightsaber vs a lousy single bladed one!

[Tiev]

You guys are in luck. I'm always going to be looking for an ass-tank for my groups from now on.

[Hairyzac]

And dual bladed lightsaber vs a lousy single bladed one!

juggs carry two.

[Shamburger]

juggs carry two.

Juggs carry one. Marauders carry 2.