robopirateninja
Staff Emeritus
Hey lets stop attacking because your dps is to good for this tank...Thats the by far worst way to control aggro ever.
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well i agree that yes you can throttle your dps back and yes a not dead dps is a dps that is still dpsing, its an ugly way to deal with it and would be amazing if there was a better way to deal with it
This is aggro control for most classes. Wizards stop nuking to cast concussions (which get resisted/fail just like evades do!) Beastlords and mages just kind of have to stop dpsing to reduce aggro; monks and necros dont do dps while they are FDing to drop aggro (although that's the most reliable AND quickest aggro reduction)
Also from your OP you are describing fights as if the tank engages and you immediately begin autoattacking and backstabbing as often as possible while weaving evades. Admittedly I have no experience with rogues whatsoever, but when i started fight on my wizard i would open with multiple concussions and then use a couple lower aggro rain spells until I was sure that it was safe to start blasting. Dropping a moon comet on a mob at 98% is a good way to get aggroed and dead, i would kind of expect the same for a big ol backstab too.