Quote Originally Posted by Marxam View Post
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It comes down to consistency, really. WAR has developed a reputation for preferential treatment from the devs over the past 10 years. If you want to overturn that reputation, you need to make a strong commitment to fairness towards your co-tanks.

To achieve this, there needs to be a consistent design philosophy. Actions like Shield Swipe were removed because the devs supposedly didn't want tanks to be forced into an MT role. Yet we have Vengeance preserved on WAR. If the damage is insignificant, then removing the effect costs you nothing in the name of fairness. Alternatively, if you want the effect to stay for flavor reasons, then you should have no objection to seeing unique flavor counterparts on every tank. Perhaps PLD gains a free swiftcast proc. Perhaps DRK gains some MP. Perhaps GNB shaves some time off of a recast. None of these take away from WAR's identity in any way. But don't block both.

A frequent deflection that came up through Heavensward and Stormblood was that WAR was simply a 'better designed' tank. Yet when the playerbase demands parity, you see the same circular excuses come up. 'Oh, but you can't have unique buffs to your jobs, because...' You can't have it both ways, and there's a growing resentment in the community around it. Either give up the special treatment, or support unique equivalents on all the other tanks. I really don't mind which route you pick, as long as it is consistent and fair across all tanks as a whole.