Please Reconsider Splitting Main and Off-Tank Roles Based on Job

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Originally Posted by Sazuzaki

It definitely matters to me that tanks have a strong identity and vary in playstyle, even if that comes with its drawbacks.

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We did have more of that. There is a reason the devs moved away from that.

Said that, maybe they will find a way to make it work properly this time. Let's see what they are cooking.

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Originally Posted by Carighan

That's a fair take, and I apologize. Universally applied that's a solid idea. I kinda like that conceptually too, I will however say that from... ouff, by now nearly 30 years of playing MMORPGs (:scream:), I more think it won't work, at least not... not truly.

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There is no need to apologize. I also fully understand it's a very difficult concept to pull off if "unique" jobs are also a requirement.

I actually believe it's a "cursed problem" in game design, meaning a problem which puts different fundamental game promises in conflict with each other. Such problems cannot be really "solved" cleanly, they can be only compromised around.

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Originally Posted by Mukuku

We did have more of that. There is a reason the devs moved away from that.

Said that, maybe they will find a way to make it work properly this time. Let's see what they are cooking.

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My point with the first statement is that many players, me included, have issues with how they moved away from that. Ironically, there's now an imbalance between balance and diversity for a lot of players. There's a reason they are changing it also.

But for sure. I hope they can execute their ideas better.

I think people are taking this too seriously. If PLD gets to keep Cover, Clemency and Passage I doubt the other tanks are losing anything that they normally have to main tank.
I think their additions just aren't going to focus on main tanking.