Defiance still lacking in comparison to Shield Oath

[Windrunner]

It seems clear to me they intend for WAR to deal more dmg/aoe for offtanking and pld to be main. /shrug

Their only clear intent is that they want two kits with different tools and playstyles to be able to clear the content. Warrior deals more damage, has more health and is more self sufficient whereas Paladin has more mitigation and takes more reliable and manageable amounts of damage. How you use these kits is up to you, but they both fill the tanking role for all current content.

[Sephirah]

Their only clear intent is that they want two kits with different tools and playstyles to be able to clear the content. Warrior deals more damage, has more health and is more self sufficient whereas Paladin has more mitigation and takes more reliable and manageable amounts of damage. How you use these kits is up to you, but they both fill the tanking role for all current content.

The debate isn't if they can main tank, of course they CAN, but it's if they are better at it or not, and right now, they are not.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

The debate isn't if they can main tank, of course they CAN, but it's if they are better at it or not, and right now, they are not.

This is just me repeating from a healer standpoint, haven't had enmity or MP issues with a good main tank yet. The more I party with good representatives of each, the more my resource situation looks the same, but my execution is different.

But it seems a lot of players are not prepared to play Warrior like a Warrior and play it like a Paladin. And with that in mind, it's been easier to heal the random Paladin than it is the random Warrior.