Beef between WAR and PLD tanks

[silvach]

Warrior really is rediculously more powerful than a Paladin at equal gear levels.

Warriors have more tools to have fun with. We are just pushing 3 buttons and clicking on cool-downs. However, you neglected the ability to block that is quite a damage reduction itself. I know it's not 100% but still having this 30% hits blocked (or more with bulwark) gives you a way more damage reduction. However, in my opinion, they should add DEFENCE to Shields so PLD would be really more "tanky" tanks. At current stage the only thing that makes them more durable is the block chance - but this is something no one can predict (especially healers) so everyone have to act as if the block was not there at all.

WAR can overaggro PLD with ease, and hold the targets on their arse with ease as well. PLD have to sometimes struggle, but WAR just push their Berserk, hit with Steel Cyclone, Butcher's combo, unchained, butcher's combo and Flash when Berserk debuff hits him. Try to overaggro that. good luck. I'm playing with my friend WAR and we are doing trials together, he tells me that he can crit for 900 with Butcher's when I can crit for ~~350 with RoH. This is tremendous difference as both skills got same enmity multiplier. Oh yes our weapons are not the same, his weapon is +6 damage more. But don't tell me I will be able to do 900 crits with RoH

edit: due to the recent changes Steel Cyclone is best enmity generator in game. 200 potency, 3x multiplier applying the Defiance it makes 6x multiplier with no damage reduction debuff. Nothing can hit harder and nothing can do more enmity.

[Kyana]

1. However, you neglected the ability to block that is quite a damage reduction itself. I know it's not 100% but still having this 30% hits blocked (or more with bulwark) gives you a way more damage reduction.

2. WAR can overaggro PLD with ease, and hold the targets on their arse with ease as well.

1. True. The sad thing is that Shield Swipe has no enmity multiplier. That would be great for enmity, TP and dmg.
2. Also true. Usually I can do 1 enmity combo with WAR and then keep using the Storm's combos without a problem*. PLD on the other hand...well, it's not like PLD got alot of choices anyway. It's RoH combo unless you need MP.

*against ilvl95+ DDs in both cases