Some Warrior Q's

[Brian_]

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I don't think many intelligent posters think any of the things you've assumed.

Nor are some of the larger points you've made true.

PLD isn't the defensive tank. WAR also isn't the offensive tank. This has nothing to do with the meta. The issue is tanking is not such a duality, it is a singularity in the case of WAR and not in the case of PLD. On one hand, you see dev comments about how PLD can't have damage because they're a defense focused tank. On the other hand, you see WARs with internal synergy that means their damage increases their survivability and their survivability increases their damage. Nevermind the reality that even in terms of pure defense, WAR outclasses PLD.

There is a massive inequality here. WAR defense is on-par or better than PLD. PLD offense lags behind WAR by a country mile. If you want to make PLDs the better defensive tank, then make the difference equal. In most cases, you see WARs dealing 130%+ of a PLD's DPS. Why doesn't a PLD have 130%+ the eHP of a WAR? If there are scenarios where you cannot pass a DPS check without a WAR, there should be scenarios where a PLD is the only tank that can live through incoming damage.

However, that's just horrible design. So, nobody is asking for that type of garbage. They are asking for homogenized balance instead. That is why you see requests for more AoE damage and whatnot.

Do people consider block? Yes, obviously. People consider PLD better in A2S partially because of block. For content like A3S and Thordan EX, block is huge. Obviously people acknowledge the usefulness.

Content design obviously plays a big part in class balance. But, that is more in relation to DRK and PLD because of their differing damage affinities. Outside of very specific situations, WAR will never be forced out of content and double WAR could easily be better even if you adjusted content to be better for PLD.