Enmity changes needed for PvP:

[Serilda]

OK then, every other class needs to lose some integral part of their role in order to make it fair, such as Ninjutsu for Ninjas, Summons for Summoners and Scholars, etc.

Cleric Stance says hi! Some abilities are PVE-centric, some are PVP-centric. The jobs aren't terrifically well balanced against one another in every situation (or in any situation, in a few cases). That's just how it is. I play healer in PVP and I never asked to be a tank, but I guess the enemy team often has a different idea of my job's role and that's often what ends up happening.

I'm sure we'll see more proactive balancing once The Feast gets going which might address some points, but I don't want this game's PVP to degenerate into the crowd control and rebalancing chaos that a certain other popular MMORPG's PVP arenas had right before I ended my subscription to that game.

[nickx]

but I don't want this game's PVP to degenerate into the crowd control and rebalancing chaos that a certain other popular MMORPG's PVP arenas had right before I ended my subscription to that game.

Don't lie, I bet you miss the triple sheep, into triple cyclone, into blind, into kidney shot, into sap. :P

[Serilda]

Don't lie, I bet you miss the triple sheep, into triple cyclone, into blind, into kidney shot, into sap. :P

How on earth did you know? Respeccing and changing my gameplay style completely every single patch was also great fun just so that I could sit in arena matches and watch my friends playing while I stood still. I was originally shadow too, so...

I'm generally not a fan of any game design decisions which take control away from the player. It sounds as though they're addressing tank usefulness in The Feast and I still enjoy having one on my team in FL, whereas giving them (a second?) Cover, even more ways to crush jobs weak against melee already and a gigantic buff to a free ability which capitalises on the difficulties of targeting and coordinating in 72-man doesn't sound all that fun. Imagine if I use Assize after someone randomly throws a Provoke on me and runs away - I'd probably instantly die. And I know SMN is in a good place right now but imagine how awful their lives would become overnight.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

About Provoke

Provoke would have a range, if the tank isn't near you he can't hurt you with it.