WAR as DPS?

[Jediman]

MOST players would want the WAR class to do more damage so it should be a DPS and take off the shit gear they gave us at level 50 that PLD wear...(I wear also lol)
2h axe wielding = dps
class's that might come in final fantasy XIV samurai and dark knight (who knows what other class's that going to 2 hand wield)

[RapBreon]

I Pull 180 DPS on Demon Wall, Anataboga and Psycheflayer without defiance (minus infuriated>unchained>berserk for the 15% crit). For comparison good DPS pull about 230 onwards (seen 300+) and about 150 on my Paladin in sword oath. That is as a warrior in FULL DL tank gear (including accessories), 15 into str and a Bravura +1 (my pally has +0 str and no +1). These are short fights though, and favour the high burst berserk puts out (especially on Demon Wall).

With DPS jewellery I could probably push over 200. Storm eye combo only does 20 total less potency as is acceptable to use as a DPS rotation, rotating a butchers block in when you're behind on threat by a stretch. I assume if you get the ilvl 90 axe (Twintania one) you could actually compete to a degree as a Marauder. I'm not saying this *proves* anything, but it appears to be in the realm of possibility if it is approached in the right manner.

I used log parser not FFXIV-App for those that are curious.

[Phreak]

You would be entirely useless in any AoE situations, unless you like face planting after a few over powers by ripping threat from the PLD tank.

[RapBreon]

You would be entirely useless in any AoE situations, unless you like face planting after a few over powers by ripping threat from the PLD tank.

If your healers knew it was coming and you'd be tanking, you would trash the packs so quickly. You still have the heavy armour+a defensive or two. Manageable in most situations.

[VahnValbosce]

I did not know that you can't equip a relic as a Marauder that kinda sucks. My main class is Scholar anyway so I just wanted a class on the side to have some fun with. My 8 man group is on turn 2 at the moment anyway and from what I've seen in coil so far Warriors take waaaaaaay to much damage. I might try it anyway, cos I do like 2H axe wielders (played Warrior in WoW) And I guess I could also tank if I have to sometimes

I'm a Warrior.

We just downed Turn 2 last night.

Working on Turn 4.

Tanking fine on Turn 4 (Our overall DPS needs to be higher, that is our only problem on Turn 4 right now).

Thanks.

[Phreak]

If your healers knew it was coming and you'd be tanking, you would trash the packs so quickly. You still have the heavy armour+a defensive or two. Manageable in most situations.

So in order to DPS your entire group has to work around you, that defeats the point of being a viable DPS option. Also with current gear availability to >MRD< wanting to attempt to play as a DPS you wouldn't be wearing heavy armor and you would only have one ability reducing incoming damage (Foresight) the rest of your cross class skills would be slotted for DPS boosts since you're DPSing not TANKing, I'm sure healers would really enjoy hard swapping to the lolMRD dpser during coil trash whose taking hits upwards of 700-800 a swing.

[Ninjiitstu]

Does anyone know if Storm's Eye stacks? I have some... rather crazy thoughts bouncing around my head.

[Aegrus]

No, it does not stack. It just gets overwritten by the most recent cast.

[Obreck]

I'm curious to see if Marauder/Warrior can perform as a beefcake DPS in PvP. A DPS that can also take a beating can actually be quite viable in PvP if setup right.

[Faction]

I've tried WAR/Marauder dps quite a bit and I always parse a fair amount below actual dps classes. It's definitely not even with them. That said it's not totally terrible and I don't see why a group with a WAR or Marauder dps couldn't work except for one thing: enmity.

Since defiance and shield oath nerfed to be a flat 50% bonus to threat, a WAR/Marauder in DPS gear is going to be generating far more threat than any tank possibly could unless you hold off by using the maim+storm's eye combo over and over again instead of skull sunder+butchers block. This is a HUGE dps loss when you already don't do as much dps as real dps classes.