Warrior "buff" in 2.1: not what we are expecting?

[Lex_Luger]

Ok, but what about everything in between the big boss moves that hits like a truck? You are acting like a WAR only has to tank in 6 seconds spurts.

Asides from tanking double dreads on turn 4, what large spikes of damage in this game are so unpredictable, that a WAR wouldn't be able to pop their mitigation to alleviate the huge burst?

[C-croft]

Asides from tanking double dreads on turn 4, what large spikes of damage in this game are so unpredictable, that a WAR wouldn't be able to pop their mitigation to alleviate the huge burst?

It's not so much the large spikes, but tanking anything as a WAR costs a healer more mana. Especially once you start looking 3+ mobs. An easy way too look at it is all the PLD bragging about their easy WP SR's, I don't think WARs could pull it off like a PLD could even with these buffs. Even with holmgang at the end, its not an answer, because you still take dmg to 1 hp. The only difference is you can't die for so many seconds but once that is over there isn't much to keep you nearly as healthy.