WAR and Wrath: Important Mechanics Discussed.

[HiirNoivl]

We don't know what changes are coming, but WAR won't be changed to be like PLD. I'm not expecting something like Hallowed Ground, Rampart, or Sentinel (thought it could happen). I think they want to keep WAR as a self heal, damage heavy tank so I believe that they may lessen or completely eliminate the damage nerf of Defiance. And change that to a flat heal buff that removes the cost of using Inner Beast while enhancing the efficiency of Bloodbath.

Meh, but we could guess all day. There's at least 7 changes coming.

[Terabyt3]

We don't know what changes are coming, but WAR won't be changed to be like PLD.
Meh, but we could guess all day. There's at least 7 changes coming.

Depends what you mean by like PLD. They've said they will make WAR as survivable as PLD is now. Easiest way is give WAR a better CD suite and mitigation that scales.

They can do that and still keep it as a reactive tank. Potency of heals would just have to scale based off incoming DPS.

Either that or they'll go back to the OP parry tank in 1.0 then PLD's will be pi**ed!

[Giantbane]

We don't know what changes are coming, but WAR won't be changed to be like PLD. I'm not expecting something like Hallowed Ground, Rampart, or Sentinel (thought it could happen). I think they want to keep WAR as a self heal, damage heavy tank so I believe that they may lessen or completely eliminate the damage nerf of Defiance. And change that to a flat heal buff that removes the cost of using Inner Beast while enhancing the efficiency of Bloodbath.

Meh, but we could guess all day. There's at least 7 changes coming.

I doubt that. Removing the defiance penalty isn't going to do much to help us survive like a PLD. And they specifically stated that WAR not being able to survive like a PLD in BC was a problem.

Since they also specifically mentioned that working with your healers so you save IB if heals are incoming is too difficult, I'm guessing they're going to start by moving the wrath +heal bonus straight onto defiance in order to simplify this.