What if the next tank class is ACN?

[Bigcat9715]

Seeing that ACN can become healer/dps what if Acn can become a tank? Maybe call it something like Sentinel, but be more like a tank with a pet. Shiva would be Shield oath and Ramuh would be sword oath. Then the way the class would work is by the player holding the boss and sending their pet to go and pick up adds. This is just a idea i'm throwing out there seeing that ACN may get 3 more pets it would make since if they turn the class into a tank.

[Velthice]

A tank class eventually? Maybe, sure. The NEXT tank class? I would bet cash money not. I would think they'd give every other class a second job first before giving acn a third.

[monochromicorn]

they even said that they didnt like how ACN worked out because of the split dps/healer. now, youre wanting to get a third class out of it, when ACN itself is not built at all for tank, and is hardly built up for the two roles it is already supposed to be? dont get me wrong, the jobs for ACN are great. best dps in an old fc was summoner, the elitist bastard, and scholars are wonderful healers, but the class itself sucks already being split between two roles, and you want to make it worse by making it a tank, with absolutely no tank abilities leading into it?

you mentioned sword/shield oath. thats 2 of 5 job skills. are the other 3 for a hate building combo? so, 5 tank moves, 3 only for building aggro, and a random assortment of dps/healer skills? i question how well thought-out this was.

[Bigcat9715]

they even said that they didnt like how ACN worked out because of the split dps/healer. now, youre wanting to get a third class out of it, when ACN itself is not built at all for tank, and is hardly built up for the two roles it is already supposed to be?

They could make it like how cleric stance works where it switches Mind with INT states, but instead make it where Int switch with Str.

you mentioned sword/shield oath. thats 2 of 5 job skills. are the other 3 for a hate building combo? so, 5 tank moves, 3 only for building aggro, and a random assortment of dps/healer skills? i question how well thought-out this was.

It's true i don't know anything about tanking, but I think your taking this What-if Scenario too serious.

[abzoluut]

I don't even think we'll get 2nd jobs. Yoshida mentioned they will even go as far as overhauling the whole job system for 3.0. This makes sense when you notice how limited our current system is. Cross-class abilities are holding back new job plans.

If they do add second jobs, I sure hope they will fix the attribute system. This was one of the reasons they might want to change it. Let's hope they do!

[monochromicorn]

its true, i probably am, but i only pointed out the flaws with ACN as it is now. if i came across sounding angry, i do apologize, because that is not what i meant to sound like.

[Myrhn]

We had that... Titan-egi tanked Ramuh SE took us that.

[Empressia]

Seeing that ACN can become healer/dps what if Acn can become a tank? Maybe call it something like Sentinel, but be more like a tank with a pet. Shiva would be Shield oath and Ramuh would be sword oath. Then the way the class would work is by the player holding the boss and sending their pet to go and pick up adds. This is just a idea i'm throwing out there seeing that ACN may get 3 more pets it would make since if they turn the class into a tank.

Are u living under the rock and didn't know how SE clearly didn't wanted Titan egi as great tank vs REX?

[Ramza_Wyvernjack]

I don't dislike this idea.
My most fun moment was when ARR was released, me and buddy were both ACN (he wanted blackmage, I wanted SMN) and when we couldn't find tank and healer for Ifrit, we got a pugilist and lancer and tanked with carbuncles while healing and dotting.

Worked on third try

[Dioptase]

Lets take a second to consider the mechanics of this idea. First lets say that dots applied somehow gave titan damage mitigation along with threat management. You already have sustain, be easy to keep titan healed with that plus physick so there is that. But as a tank job arc would have to go through some major modifications. I could go on with thoughts about how this would work I could only though compare it to earth tanking in DCUO where the pet absorbs and mitigates damage taken then the player maintains buffs through abilities.