Concept: Heavy Machinist Tank

[Mysticdraggon]

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that was a major part in my mindset when creating this concept.

the thing about creating tanks now a days in FFXIV is that its hard to be original, especially if the gameplay is limited to close range melee and large two-handed weapons (and i do count paladins and gladiators for their shields).

sure, it would be easy to make a "club/warhammer wielding tank" but how can the devs create mechanics that would be completely different from Warrior or Darkknight and make it stand out? why not just give the WAR blunt based weapons of the same stats?

the only two concepts that i feel would be original is this one and a duel-wielding "barbarian".

basically, the devs options are limited in terms of originality. that is one major reason why i believe Stormblood does not feature tanks and the SAM was not a tank class due to the mechanics and animation being too similar to Darkknight (why not just give the Darkknight samurai-themed gear instead of spending long development time creating an entirely different class?).