[Amele]

Echoing Celeal:

speaking as a lower level blink tank (and backup blink tank, as is the case with many jobs pre-30) one of the most frustrating things is when someone who doesn't have any shadows provokes a mob off me while I still have shadows up (or just finished a recast successfully) - this is especially frustrating when the person who voked is also a nin or /nin whose shadows are down (and should instead have been recasting themselves if possible).

many of the players with shadows will have capped evasion (and often capped parry) if not merits / elite gear etc. and will often be able to evade several rounds without shadows, so wait at least until you see them take a hit and use your judgment to decide if you think they will have shadows up again soon - if they're only going to get hit once or twice, then it's often better *not* to voke.