war nerfs(srs bznz pls)

[DaulBan]

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I'd love to see PLD get some abilities like Bard songs (be them called chants or prayers or whatever) for DPS gains/mitigation. It'd be a nice addition to the game. Possibly also changing cover to a 120s 'give the target +20% damage reduction' to make it feel better.

[Reynhart]

I'd love to see PLD get some abilities like Bard songs (be them called chants or prayers or whatever) for DPS gains/mitigation. It'd be a nice addition to the game. Possibly also changing cover to a 120s 'give the target +20% damage reduction' to make it feel better.

For me, all three tanks should provide the same overall mitigation and DPS when main tanking. This, way, no tank should be the "de-facto" MT.

As for OT, though, WAR should be the one to do higher DPS, PLD should be the one to Cure and Protect (mostly the main tank), and DRK should be the one to debilitate and put raidwide leech.

[SyzzleSpark]

For me, all three tanks should provide the same overall mitigation and DPS when main tanking. This, way, no tank should be the "de-facto" MT.

As for OT, though, WAR should be the one to do higher DPS, PLD should be the one to Cure and Protect (mostly the main tank), and DRK should be the one to debilitate and put raidwide leech.

How would this not just reaffirm the existing meta where MT is a toss up and WAR is guaranteed OT? O.o seems like a lousy idea.

[DaulBan]

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To be fair, WAR hasn't pushed out any tank in the meta. Dark Knight doing more damage than Paladin is the primary reason why it isn't chosen, and that has nothing to do with WAR. To be honest, the WAR/MT layout doesn't really affect many people, just the odd person who wants to do DRK/PLD and doesn't think it fair that WAR have the utility they do. Neither PLD nor DRK are going to get thrust out of the game completely, aside from fights where there's too much physical/magical damage for one to handle. On the other hand, Astrologian for a long while was in a situation where it simply wasn't represented.

OT WAR isn't nearly as dire as people make it out to be, as it has few implications for tanks as fights themselves dictate comp. Healers had more legitimate concerns about AST pre buffs, though competing with SCH puts them in the same position as the WAR debate.

[SyzzleSpark]

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I was more just saying his idea was really bad, than I was saying anything about WAR tbh.

It was worse when he elaborated.

[DaulBan]

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Ah, my bad, sorry!