Need help between war and pld

[Fluffernuff]

>calling out warriors for hiding behind the enemy whilst defending a class that cowers behind shields

apply yourself.

Oh sweetie. You poor thing. I never gave you guys the credit of standing behind the enemy. That would imply you wanted to be withing slapping range. It's ok. There's still room behind my shield, even with your other friends.

Darling, you need to go sit in a corner for a few seconds until you can sound less insane. Unless of course you're trolling on purpose, in which case: well done. They seem to be falling for it. /clap

(guys, her main says DRK, as much as I love PLDs I doubt she actually means the BS she's spouting. For shame taking such obvious bait!).

Pretty much. I don't get why anyone thought I've actually been serious at this point. It's almost as if I struck a nerve. Most people don't take offense to something blatantly false... it's almost as if calling the OT slot scared children is actually true! I still don't think calling out WARs for hiding behind the other tanks is so bad compared to saying "PLD cowers behind their shield." It feels like I'm not allowed to play the exaggerated game anymore.

It's pretty hilarious how "the best tanks" are so easily tanked.

blind, mindless wrath

Um... # of cooldowns actually means very little when it comes to the MT slot. It's what the cooldowns do, for how long, and what they accomplish. This is why DRK has to rely on Living Dead as another cooldown while PLD generally doesnt need to use hallowed in the same situations.

For starters, it's obvious to everyone that WAR can operate in the MT role. But let's actually explain why they aren't common.

1) They are superior in the OT slot because they bring the Storm combos. Storm combos don't stack with eachother, so bringing multiple doesn't help.
1b) WAR would have more chances to shine in the MT slot, but both PLD and DRK lack the same utility WAR does in the OT slot. they both need to be getting hit, where WAR doesn not.

2) stacking classes limits the speed the Limit Break bar fills. Stacking Classes isn't worth it in most cases, if it can be avoided.

3) WARs precious "best DPS" doesn't apply to the MT role, that "honor" actually goes to DRK.

4) WARs cooldowns, specifically Inner Beast, require precision for fights that the other 2 don't require. a higher skill requirement for the same result isn't exactly desirable. To elaborate, Inner Beast blocks 1 thing: the tank buster. Rampart blocks the tank buster, the auto after, and the mechanic after that.
This could actually help WAR fill the MT slot better with the cross-class overhaul we are getting


Shock and surprise, MT and OT choices goes a little deeper than just "damage" or "cooldowns". Hallowed ground is an amazing cooldown, but you don't use it pre-pull, and you dont stack it with rampart.