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  1. 09-24-2013 02:43 AM #1
    Duelle
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ehayte View Post
    - Why is it a bad thing to have one tank preferred for something, as long as the other is preferred for another thing?
    - Why is an off-tank specialist inferior if they are superior at off-tanking?
    Loaded question, but fine. Because a tank is a tank is a tank. And when one is less of a tank than another (which is what "off-tank specialist" boils down to), you run into representation problems and balance problems, not to mention idiotic labels and stigmas. A PLD can off-tank just fine and still mitigate damage better than a WAR, so whatever pipe dream you have about WAR being an "off-tank specialist" is moot.

    Both jobs are vying for the same role, and as such should be interchangeable while being mechanically different enough to have their own identity. Wangstrong's post is pretty much spot on in that regard.
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  2. 09-24-2013 03:03 AM #2
    Ehayte
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
    Both jobs are vying for the same role, and as such should be interchangeable while being mechanically different enough to have their own identity. Wangstrong's post is pretty much spot on in that regard.
    Yeah, so, I don't get why you think that I think that WARs are amazing off-tanks right now. They need to be fixed, unless we are all missing something. "Off tank specialist" would mean someone that has special abilities that allow them to tank multiple, or specific, mobs with greater efficiency. Not someone who isn't quite as good as the other tank, so they are subjugated to a lessor role.
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