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    Pixiline Paradigm
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    Sargatanas
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    Summoner Lv 66

    Request: Move all stances off the GCD, remove all mana/gauge costs, and buff Defiance

    I believe this is the only way to give the tanks' stances parity. Right now WAR has too much riding on its Beast Gauge for it to tolerate any cost to it through a stance change.

    Unfortunately, most WAR mains are calling for it to simply go back to being costless, which is not a solution; then we are back at square one with PLD and DRK having garbage GCD stance changes.

    Here is the solution.

    Shield/Sword Oath:
    -Remove mana cost.
    -Remove gauge cost.
    -Move off the GCD.
    -Give both a shared recast timer of 10s.

    Defiance/Deliverance:
    -Remove gauge cost.
    -Buff Defiance so that you are healed, such that your current HP remains at the same percentage of your max HP, same as Thrill of Battle. This ensures Defiance provides instant mitigation through the HP buffer, giving it parity with Shield Oath and Grit.

    Grit:
    -Move off the GCD.
    -Remove mana cost.
    -Give turning it on a recast timer of 10s and have turning it off trigger this same recast timer, or if this is not possible to code properly, give turning it on a recast of 15s while turning it off remains instant.

    Stance dancing is important to your tanking customer base and if you consistently make it feel like garbage for 1, 2, or all of the tanks, the negative feedback is not going to stop. If you want to limit it in a way that is fair, increase the recast timers that I have listed here proportionately (i.e. Oaths 20s, Defiance/Deliverance 20s, Grit 20/30s, etc.) so that the choice still has weight, but doesn't ruin your rotation or make you waste a GCD and precious resources.
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    Last edited by SyzzleSpark; 07-14-2017 at 05:14 PM.