Simian Thrash ENHANCED!

[Gath]

First off, what Murugan said about ST bein situational is 100% correct, but even as such it has it's use. You seem to be under the impression that Jarring Strike is better than ST in any circumstance when tanking - which actually leads me to believe that evading is something relatively rare for you when you tank on PGL.

I'm curious what you have your evasion and DEX at, because honestly you should be evading often enough to not feel like you messed up unless you use Jarring Strike II as your counter of choice for the opportunity.

If I have near-max HP and 3k TP when I evade, in most situations I will go for Simian Thrash because I have no trouble building TP or evading.

I'll repeat again: I'm not exactly arguing ST is perfect as is. I simply disagree with the notion that removing the evasion requirement will make ST better - unless of course they decide to keep the damage buffed as it is now, effectively ignoring any measure of class balance.

I evade more than often enough, but still, if you can get a stun off at any time it takes away POTENTIAL damage, and when you're tanking/soloing then ridding yourself of any damage, even if it is potential is more efficient, as of right now, Victimize II is close to ST in damage, so why not save the evade ability for a stun if a damage ability you can use at any time is just as viable, and I say this because Victimize II is piercing damage, and at this point, piercing damage outweighs the damage of other types of damage, be it slashing or blunt.