Paladin's TP Issue

[SoloNightlock]

That would be incredibly situational and impractical in most scenarios.

In dungeons maybe but in most raids their is at least one situation with lots of dmg going out where its appliccable as mt and as ot just cover the mt.

[alimdia]

I think ppl should run out of tp
So it's actually a resource

Reduce equilibrium to 100 tp

[Sevyrr]

In dungeons maybe but in most raids their is at least one situation with lots of dmg going out where its appliccable as mt and as ot just cover the mt.

In most raids, yeah.
There are some where you're looking at zero physical damage at points where using cover would be viable (A4), and in others... when would you want your OT to take a hit designed for your MT? Cover lasts a long time, so you're asking for a temporary tank swap, essentially. It would need a whole lot more co-ordination to really work.

[SoloNightlock]

Oh derp; I thought it said all dmg not physically explicitly. Yeah, thats a bit too situational.

[Sevyrr]

Oh derp; I thought it said all dmg not physically explicitly. Yeah, thats a bit too situational.

yhupp. I used to think the same, and spent a good long time in A4 normal wondering why the hell Sheltron wasn't helping with Discoid....

[HyperiusUltima]

So after reading responses, I think giving OT PLD a TP Regeneration per auto on SwO would help(given the current OT will switch when PLD is low on TP so as to keep things going unless there are mechanics to carry out). I'd say like 10 TP per hit considering their AA rate is 2nd best in the game?

[eagledorf]

10 TP per hit would put it in the same place WAR is, where they gain TP over time.

Honestly, the best would be to give PLD a DoT that uses MP. It adds an opportunity cost to spamming Clemency and fixes the TP issue for single target. The only problem is it needs an animation.

[Torunya]

Honestly, the best would be to give PLD a DoT that uses MP.

I'm actually on board with the idea of changing the enhanced version of Flash to a DoT. Something along the lines of "Searing rays of light is causing damage over time!" Example: 30 potency tic for 15 sec, ala Circle of Scorn. This would actually force us to incorporate an MP-based skill into our rotation, which in turn would ease the strain on our otherwise constantly stressed TP.

I'm not an ideas man, but I think this would work.

EDIT: Thinking about it, I get reminded of Fracture. As Flash is on the GCD, this idea would just be a dps loss wouldn't it? Curses...

[Jpec07]

I've found that if I take the time to Stoneskin myself frequently, not only do I mitigate a lot more damage, but I also tend to not run into issues with my TP.

[Ironos]

I've found that if I take the time to Stoneskin myself frequently, not only do I mitigate a lot more damage, but I also tend to not run into issues with my TP.

B..but your DEEPS!!!1!

In all seriousness, PLDs were probably expected to use things like Stoneskin and Clemency to avoid TP starvation, but that leads to less DPS so things like that were only cast during downtime (jumps, mechanics, etc) when you would regenerating TP anyway.

At least with the new VIT changes, things like Stoneskin will mitigate more damage, although marginally (like 5-600 I think?).