Gunbreaker gameplay hope and expectations

[Phoenicia]

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Eh, something is definitely not getting across, so I will leave it at that.

On a side note:

Funny how whenever tank balance is brought up and people mention one bad design on WAR not being wanted on the new class or their current favorite they go ape-poop crazy about how "OP" WAR is when it isn't even OP.

And if you want to say something like "WAR was OP in all of HW", I will say PLD has been the OP tank in all of FFXI and overshadowed WAR and DRK for 15 years (10 more years than FFXIV's existence). PLD doesn't deserve to exist in FFXIV because it was OP in XI!!!!!!!!!111oneoneeleven.

See how much sense that made? Thought so.

This is why all the "WAR is OP" cry-outs come out as "WAR hate". I say this and I don't even play WAR (I'm PLD/DRK in my group and hate when I'm forced to WAR because no slashing in party and someone has to bring it).

What matters is WAR is NOT OP now. If anything, SB is all about PALADIN. PLD ruled on the throne of tanks in Stormblood. Its only issue is the snap aggro which is irrelevant since it just makes the other tanks pull for it.

PLD has access to all its tools regardless of stance. Provides excellent personal and raid mitigation.

In 4.0 it did the most DPS and wasn't really hurt by the stance switch cutting half your gauge penalty, and by 4.2 it beat DRK until 4.4 and now does more theoretical DPS than WAR.

PLD even has the UNIQUE ability to share CDs. Ever thought of having PLD use Sentinel and Intervention its partner to Mitigate Ultimate Embrace against God Kefka? Or Akh Morn in Shinryu Ex? (Yes the latter is irrelevant now that all 3 tanks can solo all akh morns now with out current gear).

People cried about cover being useless in HW, now it's too useful and people willfully ignore it and just call WAR OP because Holmgang. Tell you what, in my static, I cover the WAR on first tank buster, provoke and HG the second because no other use of HG. I cover EVERY HP down debuff. In O12S on shared Target Analysis, I cover the WAR everytime he's targeted and Holmgang is down, it frees up 1 cool down from each one of us. Surprise surprise, Cover sounds almost as OP as Holmgang now.

In Design PLD is far superior to WAR with very little clunk. I've seen arguments about Requiescat MP requirement being clunk, but it's an annoyance if anything, you do want a full MP bar when you use it so you can still use 5 holy spirits. My only issue with PLD is Oath Gauge in Shield Oath not generating fast enough and stances being on GCD. But Shield Oath itself needs to go any way.