Really want a magic tank

[Seraphor]

Having more than one set of Tank gear, or Healer gear for that matter, is really going to complicate things in terms of balance, and for fairness in receiving them as drops.
That's a can of worms SE doesn't want to open, that's not the sit of variety we need.

[Aluja89]

Having more than one set of Tank gear, or Healer gear for that matter, is really going to complicate things in terms of balance, and for fairness in receiving them as drops.
That's a can of worms SE doesn't want to open, that's not the sit of variety we need.

They don't have to do that necessarily, a unique trait can fix that. Say they decide to do a DoW healer, I'd imagine it'd come with a trait that says 75% of total strength also counts towards mind.

[Jandor]

They don't have to do that necessarily, a unique trait can fix that. Say they decide to do a DoW healer, I'd imagine it'd come with a trait that says 75% of total strength also counts towards mind.

It would more likely just use strength or dexterity as its primary stat.

[Lambdafish]

It would more likely just use strength or dexterity as its primary stat.

Not if it uses spells primarily. I can see a mechanic like the old cleric stance working, wherein a physical portion of the rotation uses strength, then an ability converts strength into INT for the magic portion, that would make for a rotation akin to the punishment of not adhering to combos

[Jandor]

Not if it uses spells primarily. I can see a mechanic like the old cleric stance working, wherein a physical portion of the rotation uses strength, then an ability converts strength into INT for the magic portion, that would make for a rotation akin to the punishment of not adhering to combos

If it uses spells primarily surely it would be a Disciple of Magic job, not a Disciple of War.
In which case INT or MND would be the primary stat and it's physical abilities would use that same stat as well, just like RDM does.

Though, in my opinion, thinking about STR, DEX, INT and MND like they are different things is a waste of time. It's the exact same stat for every job, the only thing that changes is the name.