Paladin vs Warrior - ARR better set roles!

[xXHalloweenTrixXx]

and i'll repeat myself. if one job is always first choice for all content, why have any other jobs? if black mage is first choice for dps in all situations, why have dragoon or monk at all? what's the point in giving people options if the choice is only illusory?

The fact is Warrior is good at DPS as well as Tanking. While Paladin is only good for one thing, tanking. So Warrior can fit variety of roles while Paladin only has one.

I guess that's why I never liked Hybrid classes in mmorpgs, they always step foot on other classes and make things unbalanced. Nothing is wrong with variety of tanks but if a hybrid class can be chosen over another class thats sole role is IS to be a tank, something is wrong.

[Altena]

The fact is Warrior is good at DPS as well as Tanking. While Paladin is only good for one thing, tanking. So Warrior can fit variety of roles while Paladin only has one.

Wrong, that's an opinion not a fact. The true fact is WAR is "ok" at DPS and "ok" at Tanking easier content. While PLD is *fantastic* at tanking EG content.

I guess that's why I never liked Hybrid classes in mmorpgs, they always step foot on other classes and make things unbalanced. Nothing is wrong with variety of tanks but if a hybrid class can be chosen over another class thats sole role is IS to be a tank, something is wrong.

Then you can look at it on the other side of the foot. They don't specialise in anything specific so they are never in high demand. Those who enjoy playing them don't get to play them very often in content that matters when other jobs are more "optimal" at this. This brings out the "other jobs do it better, so why use it?" mentality.

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To be honest I think we will see even less WAR's in dungeons come 2.0, as PLD is the preferred / better tank in EG content, and rumour has it switching jobs in a dungeon is not going to be possible.. Unless there is a huge change in battle mechanics, or a change of job description for WAR (either make it a blood tank or a heavy DPS) then I can't see them being useful for much aside from farming and EXP parties unfortunately.

[Duelle]

The fact is Warrior is good at DPS as well as Tanking. While Paladin is only good for one thing, tanking. So Warrior can fit variety of roles while Paladin only has one.

I guess that's why I never liked Hybrid classes in mmorpgs, they always step foot on other classes and make things unbalanced. Nothing is wrong with variety of tanks but if a hybrid class can be chosen over another class thats sole role is IS to be a tank, something is wrong.

All it would take to even things out is decide where to take WAR and go from there. If you make it a pure DPS then introduce another tank class to fill the spot left vacant by WAR. If you want it to tank then you have to adjust WAR, PLD or both so that one can stand in for the other without creating a fuss when putting a group together.