PLD highest DPS tank single target

[Alistaire]

As opposed to making it literally Unleash?

Overpower has a narrow cone. Flash could have a wide cone, like you see on one of those tree mobs, and maybe a 5s CD.

Ohgod the special snowflake syndrome here. It being "literally unleash" or "literally overpower" in shape doesn't make you any less special. We don't care about special; we care about competent. And right now 2/3 tanks are competent in dungeon trash packs and other aoe situations.

[Sarcatica]

For Flash, idk what to feel tbh. It just doesn't make sense to add damage to Flash. Like what, a light comes out and you do damage? Add burn effect? PLD thematically is translated to Knight in JP, so PLD shouldn't have access to holy element. It just doesn't make that much sense like what Overpower and Unleashed because those are offensive skill.

Perhaps even giving more flat enmity total per Flash is acceptable so PLD can rotate GB/RA more.

[Nicobo]

....PLD thematically is translated to Knight in JP, so PLD shouldn't have access to holy element. It just doesn't make that much sense like what Overpower and Unleashed because those are offensive skill.....

PLD used to have HOLY actually...

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/spelll...ml?job=paladin

[Destous]

Ohgod the special snowflake syndrome here. It being "literally unleash" or "literally overpower" in shape doesn't make you any less special. We don't care about special; we care about competent. And right now 2/3 tanks are competent in dungeon trash packs and other aoe situations.

Dial it back, buddy. The details matter.

Yes, making it literally Overpower or literally Unleash with a more PLD themed animation would appease the complaints about Flash. However, this game is about more than strictly mechanics. Your logic followed to a logical extreme is 3 tanks who are all mechanically identical, but with thematic animations behind those mechanics. That's not a step in the right direction; and yes, it does matter. We're talking about a game, not a machine.

The goal for Flash should be AoE damage + enmity multiplier. From that proposed goal, there are a decent amount of options. Picking something easily differentiated from Overpower and Unleash, but just as useful and powerful, is possible and important. The classes should perform equally, but also feel very different when played.

[Lambdafish]

Ohgod the special snowflake syndrome here. It being "literally unleash" or "literally overpower" in shape doesn't make you any less special. We don't care about special; we care about competent. And right now 2/3 tanks are competent in dungeon trash packs and other aoe situations.

I'll reiterate Destous's comment and say that your comment is unhelpful. We all know flash is a problem, nobody is arguing that, but your solution is ERMERGERD ADD MER DAMAGE! rather than actually thinking about what it means for job variety and diversity. Flash is paladins primary AOE enmity move, and making it exactly the same as the other two doesn't add a lot to what makes PLD a PLD (which right now is a bad skill, but could be changed). As was said, there are so many interesting avenue's to go down, and you are shooting down the people who are on your side of the argument, good job