Newbie doubt: PLD or WAR? How did you choose your main tank?

[SpookyGhost]

- Warriors aren't pirates. Marauders can be pirates, but most Marauders in Limsa are pirates no more. The Yellowjackets (which you can see in the Marauder's guild) are the guards of Limsa (formerly the Knights of the Barracuda) and are under the order of Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, former pirate turned leader of the Maelstrom and Limsa Lominsa as a whole. Warriors are actually an entirely different beast all together - I'll let Curious Gorge summarize it in a much better way than I can: "The warrior summons forth the dormant power of the beast within, channeling this untamed strength to perform martial techniques beyond the grasp of your run-of-the-mill Disciple of War. Where I hail from up in the mountains of flame to the north, there's barely enough food to go around. Smoldering rock doesn't make good farmland, you see. In the old days, the warriors of our clan traveled far and wide, earning coin for their esteemed services. In recent years, however, we find ourselves shunned by those selfsame peoples we once protected." Paladin, meanwhile, are the sultanswords of Ul'dah's royal family... and that's pretty much the whole schtick.

- I personally prefer Overpower, but preferences aside, WAR/MRD can crossclass Flash.

- GLD/PLD doesn't really change that much as you level up. You'll gain 2 off the GCD abilities to weave in between your Rage of Halone combo and then a bunch of cooldowns. MRD/WAR gains different combo paths, and a system called "Wrath" that needs to be managed and handled with care throughout the battle. GLD/PLD is pretty much the easiest class in the game BUT that doesn't mean it isn't fun to play, it's especially good if you haven't tanked in other MMOs.

- Can't really argue this, sword and board is something most people love and it's the reason a lot of them started as GLD in XIV. I personally loved the idea of a two handed axe wielder that tanked hits without a shield, but I leveled GLD/PLD as well so I'm pretty impartial.

All that said, it sounds like you personally prefer your Gladiator. I'd say stick with what you like best, and if you're ever inclined to level Marauder further, give it a go as well.

[DSaint]

info

Haha, had not known anyone who entered "tank world" unintentionally. Cool you enjoyed it!

info

Wow bro, thanks for ur feedback! It seems WAR plot is better than I thought.
I hope someone else can add more feedback to both sides ^^

[LukeyP666]

Haha, had not known anyone who entered "tank world" unintentionally. Cool you enjoyed it!

I did and I definitely don't regret it at all. I love tanking and the responsibility that it brings with it. I've levelled every Job to 50 now (except Rogue/Ninja) and the only other Job that I enjoy anywhere near as much as Warrior is Monk, which is a different kettle of fish all together...