How to make tanks more fun to play (devs please read)

[BotenAnna]

I enjoy playing WAR because it is super fun and there's a lot to do, also maybe you should look up some PLD tanking guides if you are having problems holding threat!

Most of these changes you propose are so disruptive to game balance that I have a hard time believing that you are on the design team for any MMO that is or has been in production, but maybe that would explain why this one is so much better than them.

[therpgfanatic]

I enjoy playing WAR because it is super fun and there's a lot to do, also maybe you should look up some PLD tanking guides if you are having problems holding threat!

Please re-read my latest post. Especially the part about the mathematical facts involved in Halone spamming vs Halone comboing.

Seriously, it's such a cop out to accuse the player as being bad. It's actually pretty insulting. I have obviously been studying guides or I wouldn't know about the threat multipliers to begin with.

(and before you argue that I am insulting the devs with my statement, no. I am sure they have exhaustively playtested many things before pushing live. However I know how MMO playtesting works. It's always done to test for specific conditions because of time restrictions in delivering fresh content, and even open beta tend to miss things, especially if the testers are all using the same gear on the prebuilts. There are just some things you cannot see until the content goes live, such as the effects of Paladin design in a world where nearly all the Party Finder groups have top tier characters with a low tier tank who struggles to maintain aggro while doing anything but Halone spam. )

tl:dr Halone spamming works. I can tank effectively. However it is boring as hell, and limits my character more than it should.