Please replace Cover with something useful

[Rattleh3ad]

think of it as a back-up Provoke (interms of practical usage). imo its an emergency tool i.e. extremely useful albeit only when confronted by the situation.

Not at all. Again, the ability stops working if someone moves 6 yalms away from you even if the icon is still on their status bar. The only time I would ever use it is on a healer who grabbed threat but they never stand next to me so the ability has zero purpose. It's a useless move, in any given situation and even when I do use it, it never functions cause nobody should be close to you at any given time. Also how is it anything like a backup provoke?

[Shuon]

Also how is it anything like a backup provoke?

because it allows you to take damage in anoyher person's place even though you dont have a higher amount of enmity. if you were freshly raised and voke is not up, is there a better alternative than cover?

and re distance, it is called cover for a reason. alluding to ffxi, pld had to be in front of a another member before Cover is effective, because you are suppose to cover another member from incoming damage.

again, this is situational, and probably will never come to use if you are in a perfect party where no signs of danger ever surfaces - but the same could be said abt provoke, benediction, second wind, thrill of battle etc because they are all oh-shit-this-situation-aint-good skills