Further tank homogenization is pushing me away from tanking

[aveyond-dreams]

Gap closers are fun and help me when I'm pulling multiple packs so I can stay ahead of the party. I don't particularly mind Delirium and TBN is one of my favourite mitigation tools for tankbusters because it then lets me deal free damage. I wish PLD had something similar instead of a useless ability like cover. If anything tanking has improved by being simplified for each expansion because I do not miss the days of tank stance dancing and running out of tp/mana during aoe pulls, or worse the infamous "Flash" ability PLD used to have. There isn't anything wrong with tanks being individualized, but if one has a good ability then I don't see why the others can't have something similar.

[kiritolove27]

Having similar abilities take away from the class that was originally the sole owner of said ability, on your profile, it says you're a BLM. If SMM and RDM got leylines equivalent or even better than the original it would take away from the BLM's identity.

[Sazuzaki]

but if one has a good ability then I don't see why the others can't have something similar.

Then I guess we should give BLM teleport or Fire 4 to all the casters now then. I kid, but it's improved it from a balance perspective. From a gameplay perspective, it really sucks knowing that everything you do, another tank can do as well. Each tank should have it's own strengths and weaknesses that should go further than just "drk has tbn so it cant self heal much".

[Unator]

Then I guess we should give BLM teleport or Fire 4 to all the casters now then. I kid, but it's improved it from a balance perspective. From a gameplay perspective, it really sucks knowing that everything you do, another tank can do as well. Each tank should have it's own strengths and weaknesses that should go further than just "drk has tbn so it cant self heal much".

But BLM already has a teleport in Aetherial Manipulation. No other caster would use Fire IV either because RDM already has higher Potencies with everything but Jolt II + they would just burn themselves out of mana and Summoner would be the same, ignoring the fact that the 2.8 sec cast would fuck 'em over.