WAR or PLD?

[FallenWings]

If you're only having a tank as a side class and don't intend to play tanks extensively: Go for the one that is aesthetically pleasing to you. In this case, WAR since you like to run around with a big axe. Part of the game is after all enjoying how your character looks.

If you want to become a full time tank/exceptional tank player: Go both.

Just know that whichever choice you make, you shouldn't be excluded from any content by the choice of your class.

[Melinabean0]

Yeah, chances are it won't be my main class. I'm trying to get a feel for all classes, see which one really calls to me, or something like that. So I will end up leveling them both. I'm looking forward to it now that I have a better idea of how they each ultimately work.

Thanks for all the comments too! I figured this would be ignored mostly.

[Meklore]

Ever since FF on NES I have always favored the 'sword & board" types and ARR is no different. I have leveled both to 50 and it's killing me to say this, and all you PLDs out there you know what I mean, but WAR is more fun. I will admit that I have only tanked dungeons with my PLD though

[Melinabean0]

Ever since FF on NES I have always favored the 'sword & board" types and ARR is no different. I have leveled both to 50 and it's killing me to say this, and all you PLDs out there you know what I mean, but WAR is more fun. I will admit that I have only tanked dungeons with my PLD though

Haha, thanks for your input as well! Dungeons tend to be how I level classes, and doing other things like hunting log/levequests while waiting. Then again, I'm used to DPS. Waiting time probably won't be so bad with a tank so I may have to rework how I do things a little bit...Hm...

[Synestra]

Ever since FF on NES I have always favored the 'sword & board" types and ARR is no different. I have leveled both to 50 and it's killing me to say this, and all you PLDs out there you know what I mean, but WAR is more fun. I will admit that I have only tanked dungeons with my PLD though

Hate to agree with this ;__; call me greedy but i want both, more complex rotation + those juicy cooldowns while using sword&board.

[SantaClaw]

If you're up for challenge, go for Warrior. Warrior got a lot of fight mechanics you can use than Paladin, way more.
Paladin is a simple straight-forward tank. You just need to click 1>2>3 and sometimes Shield Wipe or Riot Blade for mp which you might not need. That's all.

However, most of the end game fight prefer Paladin as MT because they got better damage mitigation and Hallowed Ground.

[Melinabean0]

However, most of the end game fight prefer Paladin as MT because they got better damage mitigation and Hallowed Ground.

Yeah, this would be what I've heard mostly, or seen up in the PF. I am leaning more towards WAR being my favored tank class, but I'm still going to level PLD first just because I really am a newbie when it comes to tanking. I've seen it done plenty of times and I get the gist, but actually tanking is a bit of a different story.

[Lucke]

Remember, WAR gets their defensive/+Enmity stance right away at 30. PLD has to wait till 40 to get Shield Oath. This means that the 30-39 range for PLD suuuuucks because everyone has their jobs and high damage abilities and PLD will have a very hard time fighting for hate till 40.

[Melinabean0]

Remember, WAR gets their defensive/+Enmity stance right away at 30. PLD has to wait till 40 to get Shield Oath. This means that the 30-39 range for PLD suuuuucks because everyone has their jobs and high damage abilities and PLD will have a very hard time fighting for hate till 40.

Oh, that is a good point as well! That's something I was fairly worried about, so that's good to know too!

[Amused]

I think people really over exaggerate the difficulty of Warrior vs Paladin. They're both pretty much the same in my opinion, when it comes to difficulty. Not like hitting hotkeys is difficult to begin with either. Both jobs have the same amount of abilities.