A Thread By A Tank For Future/Current Tanks.

[NoctisCaelus]

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Think of it as a stereotype. It's not entirely true. Warriors have a harder time tanking but it is possible. If anything, Warriors just need to be a bit more geared than Paladins to start certain trial bosses and have less roles to do. In Ifrit HM. Warriors can only main tank. If they off tank, the Paladin must main tank and stun at the same time which is kind of hard.

In Garuda HM. They can both tank and off tank fine if they know what to do and have the right gears. They're a prefer off tank in Garuda HM. In Titan HM, Warriors are more suited because of their immense HP. And Paladins actually have a harder time getting in. But this is based on my experience.

So yeah, it's kind of balanced out. I would always prefer a second Warrior than a Paladin in case I wipe out. Reasons for that is cause Warriors have faster immediate aggro which is useful. I'll get a quick raise and go back to main tanking as a Paladin. But in the end, if you're geared. All roles can be filled pretty easily. It's just right now, with no combat level requirement and such. People might be doing things that are a lot harder than they should be doing.

[solacekane]

If anything, Warriors just need to be a bit more geared than Paladins to start certain trial bosses and have less roles to do.....

Maybe its becuase im still fairly inexperienced and i have awesome healers when i group but i havent had much of an issue tanking with the few exceptions i listed in my earlier post. i found that if i dont just spam attacks like most ppeople seem to make tanks out to be im fine. I noticed warriors have 3 heal abilities and if you use them right with your damage combos in concert with a healer you almost never have a problem.

One important thing Id like to encourage for every tank is to level up cooking to at least 20 and always carry the +vit +parry +skillspeed food (i forget the names but they are lvl 16-20) and buy some mega potions for emergencies.

[NoctisCaelus]

One important thing Id like to encourage for every tank is to level up cooking to at least 20 and always carry the +vit +parry +skillspeed food (i forget the names but they are lvl 16-20) and buy some mega potions for emergencies.

Super useful mate. Thanks. :3