New TANK idea

[Kydi]

If they brought in something like this then I'd like it to be magitek based. Similar style to the Cape Westwind boss.

[Ozaro]

No, we don't need new tank.

Yes, we do need new tanks.

[Kuwagami]

Yes, we do need new tanks.

No we don't. We need new people playing tanks, and that's a totally different matter.

If people are dumb enough to play a role they never intended to play just because "lulz that job", they are going to be horrible tanks and it won't solve anything. To play tank, you have to be willing to play the role, not the job. The choice of the job comes after.


(that said, there ARE some people who don't play tank yet because they don't like current jobs. They aren't the majority though)

It was towards the ass for being an ass. Not cuz he didn't like the idea

he was not being an ass.

He just said that you had not explained anything, so we can't comment at all on your idea.

You can't say "new class cuz new weapon", you have to give some thoughts on the skills, traits, job, lore....

[Ashkendor]

"It's like Paladin. Only BIGGER!"

That's what I'm getting out of the description.

[VargasVermillion]

We don't need new tanks, we may want new tanks but not need. Even if they made a popular job a tank that wouldn't solve the issues of more tanks if people don't like the role to begin with.

It might motivate some people to try it out but they may not like the tanking role enough to main it or anything.

[Synestr]

Here is what I see with the addition of new tank and healer introduction....lot's of people at first to get it to 35. Those that currently play tank and healer stick with it coz they like that type of job. The rest fall off cause they wanna go back to dps'ing stuff.

/end

[Killabye]

i would think a cleric would be better, a shield and mace. umm as far as the big shield guy, i know this is a fantasy game and all but lets not be idiots. you cant fight someone with only a shield. its not a weapon and theres never been a "giant shield guy" that fought anybody knowingly without a weapon. sorry

[Synestr]

I would like to see something like a warden from LoTRO. They were pretty cool, did pretty good dmg, had taunts, and HoT's. They had a shield and a spear, like a spartan...yea, like a spartannnn....

[anubis1820]

My guess for a new tank would be Lancer to 30 glad to 15 so it has a shield w lance class somewhat like how WKC2 had the lancer w counters attacks. It could also use the lance combos w glad defense cd.

[Aloreal]

Unfortunately your idea not only lacks in content, it is not viable in the game. if you see myth/sol gears shields use less to acquire than the weapon cause palis needs weapon and shield (so they add up)
If that happens it basically means that its an almost free update cause they might be using shield as main, but who is to say they cant use any shield?

And how about their attacks? im pretty sure you played Diablo 3 and you liked the shield glare skill from the crusaders that blinded and stunned foes and most of their attacks came from their shield, if you wanted, but its kinda not viable on final fantasy. On one side, i would love to use a crusader/cleric build. heavy armors, big maces, huge shields, it would make my ewelly nice and hard, but lets face it. Coming tank will be samurai. and that would please me.

The issue though is not that we are getting a tank or a healer. the issue is that there are not enough people to play the classes. Yes people will level them up to get them all to 50 because 'hey i can' but in the end, stable tanks are rarer than iridium from 'The Avengers' movie.

And i will not even add 'that they know how to play' into the equation.