Why is shield swipe so bad?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Wars have maim and storms path and eye that they can keep up indefinitely...

[Gilthas]

Wars have maim and storms path and eye that they can keep up indefinitely...

*rolls eyes*

And PLDs have Rage of Halone debuff and overall better defensive cooldowns, each job has it's own thing. That's a really silly way to make an argument for Shield Swipe to give 10% damage reduction for 10 seconds, which is better than what Foresight gives, an ability that's on a 2 minute cooldown and that lasts for 20 seconds.

[Riepah]

*rolls eyes*

And PLDs have Rage of Halone debuff and overall better defensive cooldowns, each job has it's own thing. That's a really silly way to make an argument for Shield Swipe to give 10% damage reduction for 10 seconds, which is better than what Foresight gives, an ability that's on a 2 minute cooldown and that lasts for 20 seconds.

I said "defense increase", not "damage reduction". So it would only be half of what Foresight gives.

[Gilthas]

I said "defense increase", not "damage reduction". So it would only be half of what Foresight gives.

My bad then.

Though, being that the case, you're basically saying that Shield Swipe would become useful if it gave roughly a 2.5% damage reduction for 10 seconds? Something tells me it would still be considered useless given how awesome people think Foresight is.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

*rolls eyes*

And PLDs have Rage of Halone debuff and overall better defensive cooldowns, each job has it's own thing. That's a really silly way to make an argument for Shield Swipe to give 10% damage reduction for 10 seconds, which is better than what Foresight gives, an ability that's on a 2 minute cooldown and that lasts for 20 seconds.

I didn't say which buff or debuff to give it, was only in response to you saying it would be unfair for pld to have a buff they could keep up indefinitely.

Hell, they could make it increase heals recieved for all i care, kinda like what aegis boon used to do, in a way.

Edit. Actually, just make it Aegis Boon.

Problem solved.