New Tank Skills

If anything I just hope they're more ok with GNB DRK existing as the big damage tanks and WAR/PLD existing as the big support tanks.

I'm excited to see what DRK GCDs could be like.

Now if only they could also update DrK's run animations.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

If anything I just hope they're more ok with GNB DRK existing as the big damage tanks and WAR/PLD existing as the big support tanks.

I'm excited to see what DRK GCDs could be like.

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I'm excited for the new GCD's too, but i'm also worried.
At the start of EW, we got Shadowbringer - which made Drk and Gnb the dps tanks.
But in the end, Drk just kinda became the worst at everything tanks do because they didn't want to tax the other tanks for their utility and sustain anymore.
Is it going to be a dps increase, or will it simply be yet another extra step to accomplish less than what the others do?

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Originally Posted by GoatOfWar

I'm excited for the new GCD's too, but i'm also worried.
At the start of EW, we got Shadowbringer - which made Drk and Gnb the dps tanks.
But in the end, Drk just kinda became the worst at everything tanks do because they didn't want to tax the other tanks for their utility and sustain anymore.
Is it going to be a dps increase, or will it simply be yet another extra step to accomplish less than what the others do?

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Its a fair concern, and I'm hoping that WAR's new Passage of Arms/Cover esque skill cements the design of WAR and PLD being Big support tanks with GNB and DRK being big damage tanks. They seem to be moving away from heavy damage checks as of anabaseios so I hope that design returns.

If this means the parse meta is locked into DRK/GNB parties, so what? Parsers hate fun anyway.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

Parsers hate fun anyway.

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Truer words have never been said.

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Originally Posted by GoatOfWar

Is it going to be a dps increase, or will it simply be yet another extra step to accomplish less than what the others do?

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While balance certainly plays a role, my primary concern is how all tanks currently play, not how good their DPS is. Warrior got buffed the entire expansion, but more potency can't fix the fact that it's about as interesting to play as watching paint dry.

I'll gladly take some lower DPS if it means I'm not falling asleep at the keyboard.

I bet that WAR got Cover 2.0 with an additional effect passing Vengance reflect

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Originally Posted by rawker

I bet that WAR got Cover 2.0 with an additional effect passing Vengance reflect

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That would be kinda hilarious, the physical-damage-only reflect is already pretty mediocre on a tank but probably the most useless effect on a non-tank.

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Originally Posted by Absurdity

That would be kinda hilarious, the physical-damage-only reflect is already pretty mediocre on a tank but probably the most useless effect on a non-tank.

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Dont worry.. they will design bosses to do more physical tank busters and physical raid wides to compensate since this will infuriate the spoiled children and will ask for buffs

DRK is probaly just a finisher after the 3 bloodspillers during delirium.

WAR is probably upgraded Bloodwhetting/NF

PLD is upgraded Req with it doing X damage to the first enemy and % based to the ones after.

GNB is probably upgrade of the existing AOEs or upgraded double down.