"End Game" Mechanics

[AScic1]

This post may get blasted, may not, we'll see where it goes.

As Awakening has progressed into a "hard mode" server that requires a group to do any of the higher end PvE content raid groups will need to be formed. With the classic raid thinking you bring a tank or two, damage and a few healers. I don't know much about the threat generation system in SWG, except if your a doc, I hope you're wearing armor. Hopefully some light can get shed on the subject and we can discuss some tweaks if need be.

My question is will the brawler profession be seeing any kind of fix or tweak to the taunt mechanism? I understand it would certainly be easier to taunt if taped into, possibly allowing more threat against the target to be generated. But from current experience taunt needs to be spammed, and if spammed to much the current taunted target turns back away from you and proceeds to return to the target they were attacking. Much like a knockdown, spam enough, they get kd, to much and they stand back up, and you wasted your kd for the next 30 seconds. Except in this instance you're buddy is likely to die.

Will master brawlers ever get an area taunt?

Exactly how is threat generated?

Will awakening see stances (swtor, possibly nge, its been awhile) to change from limited damage increased threat generation to increased damage, less threat generated?

[Kelec]

Yeah, take that cookie cutter template your trying to apply to this game and throw it out the window. Taunt will act as a threat gen most of the time but each player trying to do DWB, Geo, or Krayts should have there own appropriately geared tank (Armor/food/buffs/skills). Depending on the enemies sometimes its better to have a ranged tank other times its better for melee.

I wouldn't expect any stance stuff to come into play.

[Felken]

Also the rescue skill from Ranger comes into play to save others, the Ranger might die as a result but regardless it can save the team when used right.

[lassic]

I was tanking ancient krayts and the overlords with my Ranger/Swordsman. Rescue is godlike.