Issues with Blocking! Please adjust!

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10-15-2011, 09:25 AM
Keramory

Issues with Blocking! Please adjust!

Or adjust the shield related skills to be more helpful. AB II was something I depended on quite a bit, and now it is fairly useless.
Gladiator despite how they tried to make it flexable...is no DD by any means, and I get that.

The enmity system makes it quite a pain sometimes to tank correctly on bosses...and I get that, although I wish it would change a bit to make it a tad bit easier, its fine.

But now tanking is even harder. Gladiator has had the short stick for quite a while...with launch where we had to choose to level either our sword or shield...and a few other problems in the past...the last thing they need is another nerf.
Please look into this and adjust! Thank you!
10-15-2011, 11:18 AM
Ruri

It's hard to hold hate but heres a tip. Cure yourself to get alot of hate. Also, buff up moves like + circle slash that do AOE dmg if your tanking multiple mobs. Its much harder to hold hate than in ff11 but I'm getting used to it.
10-16-2011, 12:25 AM
Rinsui

Admittedly AB was ridiculously overpowered, and made GLDs the only "real" tanks for far too long.
However, I feel they "adjusted" it down to the "almost useless" realm, which is not a bit better.
Let's hope they hit the mark next time.
10-16-2011, 12:45 AM
KRose

If you have it, Warmonger is nice to open with on bosses because of the +enmity buff it has. You can probably find some use for Ambidexterity in a pinch too. Other than that... pretty much what Ruri said.
10-16-2011, 05:25 PM
GreyJorildyn

Something I noticed tonight as well...

Since they now allow you to overcure your HP, Second Wind is now that much better. Tonight in Natalan I was just letting a Marauder generate much of my enmity to be with Storm's Path. Then I'd use Accomplice to get all on the hatelists and pop Second Wind for 700+ hp/enmity on each target. Works even at max HP now :). Keep that in mind for groups of mobs. Marauders don't have to be your enemies.
10-16-2011, 05:42 PM
KRose

How did I completely neglect to mention Accomplice when I'm a PGL main...

Anyway, it's nice to know that the surplus actually counts towards +enmity. I guess that explains why the CNJ using Curaga I/II mid-fight are pulling hate.