PLD tanking every primal

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Originally Posted by Neasa

This isn't 1.0 anymore... MRDs really don't do that much damage anymore.

PLD simply fits the tank image better, so they use it for trailers. That isn't to say MRD/WAR isn't a fine tank.

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Pretty much this. Yes in 1.0 MRD was HUGE AOE DAMAGE DEALER and held everything that wasn't on
the tank. And even the main mob many times. But now its damage has been tamed down a bit, just
to the point where it helps the MRD keep hate. It also heals itself by using certain skills and then
doing damage (similar to how it did) but it is actually balanced now. (yes war was very imba at 1.0) but
they're otw to balancing it as a pretty decent tank.

IDK, from what I've noticed MRD does a real good job of laying down damage, holding hate, and soaking hits with the massive HP pool it has. So don't think that PLD is end-all-be-all.

ok ok ok I'll go half way and say if a pld is not available use a war. Nothing wrong with that. On primals for sure they are going to have to play pong with damage control. I am being overzealous in admittance. I am just pissed at this situation. They ruined PLD and still have yet to make PLD what it always should be. Damage taker and momentary heal relief if really needed. Guess I am still stuck on what PLD has been through out the years of FF.

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Originally Posted by Alerith

Speaking as a PLD main, WAR does just fine as a tank as well. That being said, PLD will always be superior.

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I disagree. They're about close seeing the model they used for MRD. Higher HP with built-in healing through damage.

I'll be just as happy to see the world first clear of Bahamut's Labyrinth using a WAR main tank as I would a PLD.

If it's possible to shelve our egos, we should call the videos what they are: promotional and image-based. The use of a Paladin in all of the promotions, including the benchmark, is an art thing: the pure white and gold armor is impressive looking, and that's as it is intended. But when it comes to different styles of tanking, a meatshield vs. metalshield style seems a fine split and that's it.

I think they both equally good in their own ways, for instance I think Paladin would be better at tanking monsters that tend to use more elemental damage, like Garuda using wind a lot or ifrit using fire a lot and so on, as for WAR I think they would be better at tanking monsters that tend to do more physical damage, beasts (behemoth) and stuff. We will know soon enough I guess, one more day ^^

I'm gonna be a cute little White Mage so this doesn't matter for me ^^

They used Paladin to avoid confusion, some people can't comprehend that anything but shields=tank
Frankly anyone who chooses Paladin over Warrior in 2.0 must have a white knight fetish or something, Paladin is much more boring in 2.0 meanwhile all of the Warrior abilities look amazing, and besides you totally get to feel like Conan the Barbarian swinging your axe around to hold agro instead of spamming Flash and hitting for abysmal damage

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Originally Posted by Pyrix

I'm gonna be a cute little White Mage so this doesn't matter for me ^^

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More healers the better IMO.

Not even 24 hours into the forum release and we're already at PLD & WAR arguing.