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Old 10-23-2001, 08:00 AM   #1
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What is tanking?



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Old 10-23-2001, 08:03 AM   #2
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Tanking is using a guy, usually a warrior of some sort, with a lot of hit points and heavy armor, to stop the enemy short of your party members using spells/ ranged weapons. He'll absorb most of the damage and deal out his own in melee while the others use spells on the enemy and then heal him.

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Old 10-23-2001, 09:54 AM   #3
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'tis true, I usually like to have
two to three front line bashers to
absorb most of the melee damage.
I like to get tanked...er...um..yeah!!
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