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    Player Rex's Avatar
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    Rex Xylon
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    Hyperion
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    Lancer Lv 90
    Fun fact:

    I believe NIN was originally intended to be a DD in XI...not a tank. I mean, in real life, what NIN takes the full frontal damage?

    Anyway, there's going to be some changes to the DF that will let people choose whether they're looking for "Speed runs" or "Story runs"

    Also, it'd be good for you to get more darklight gear. I recommend some more castrum / praetorium runs...
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    Elasandria Servion
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    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Gladiator Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Rex View Post
    Fun fact:

    I believe NIN was originally intended to be a DD in XI...not a tank. I mean, in real life, what NIN takes the full frontal damage?
    ...
    Not a DD, but front lines support, all the debuffs of a RDM and the elemental wheel debuffs, but able to stand in front w/o people saying "Mage get to back ..."
    Then someone said, "Oh wait, if I don't take damage why don't I tank?"
    The incredibly rapid decent of Nin from useful support with meh damage to full-time tank with meh damage.
    But yeah, not unlike gear swapping in XI, Nin was not played as intended. Utsusemi was just too powerful, and even after a couple nerfs to it it stayed a tanking must, and even a DD must for many classes.

    On the point now, if your going through DF, your the tank, tell em your not doing SR they can't do it without you anyway. In DF people shouldn't really "expect" to get a SR everytime anyway, if the tank isn't relic it shouldn't even be a question.
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