Warrior Tanking Help

[Exstal]

This makes sense. Considering the changes of 2.1, would it be reasonable to think a mix of STR & VIT would be helpful? We have such good DPS players in my FC and I worry if I suddenly drop 30 STR things will get ugly. However, until I saw the WAR changes, I've been using PLD solely for Coil, my warrior's been collecting dust since I hit 50, so I'm still re-adjusting to the WAR play-style.

I believe with the speculated change to Inner Beast lowers healed amount from 300% to 100%, your STR increase will still make this heal pitiful. However, that's not why you would use it. The 20% damage reduction is key. As for dropping 30 STR, full VIT Warriors can hold aggro off relic +1 BLM and i90 DRG/MNKs so it's entirely plausible that you can do the same. The only issue you may have is if they are really geared and you're sporting Bravua +0 instead of +1. Which can be remedied in places where it isn't a DPS race and your DPS can hold off. However given that 2x Butcher's Block Combo and 1 Storm's Eye pretty much guarantees you aggro over everything in your party, you won't really feel the pinch. You won't see impressive Inner Beast numbers though.

If you do this, you're bad.

Yes. I, too, like reducing my incoming heals by 15% at the drop of a hat.

More often than not, keeping Wrath stack > using Wrath stacks.

[Paikis]

Yes. I, too, like reducing my incoming heals by 15% at the drop of a hat.

More often than not, keeping Wrath stack > using Wrath stacks.

Except you don't reduce your incoming heals by 15%, you reduce them by 13% and over the course of re-building your stacks its more like 7%. Unless you are taking huge levels of damage (levels that don't exist outside of huge trash pulls in 4-mans) you are always better off using Inner Beast if the healing is needed (i.e you're below 50%). Use Inner Beast. It is better in almost every situation.

[Exstal]

I suppose I should have said, "in Titan and above". For 4-man content, Warrior is preferred because they require less heals since Inner Beast is overpowered for it. Whereas when using Inner Beast is detrimental to your survival is the problem.

[Paikis]

I suppose I should have said, "in Titan and above". For 4-man content, Warrior is preferred because they require less heals since Inner Beast is overpowered for it. Whereas when using Inner Beast is detrimental to your survival is the problem.

I was talking about Titan and above. Are you getting healed for 2k+ every GCD for the entire time you're rebuilding your stacks? No? Then Inner Beast is probably better.

Inner beast heals for 1000? It's better unless you're getting 1,597 heals every GCD for the next 20 seconds. (12,776 total)
Inner beast heals for 1500? It's better unless you're getting 2,396 heals every GCD for the next 20 seconds. (19,168 total)
Inner beast heals for 2000? It's better unless you're getting 3,194 heals every GCD for the next 20 seconds. (25,552 total)
Inner beast heals for 3000? It's better unless you're getting 4,791 heals every GCD for the next 20 seconds. (38,328 total)