WAR or PLD?

[Raxion]

Warrior benefits:
15% more health
15% more healing taken
10% less damage done by enemies
Increased slashing damage taken by enemies
Better DPS
Stun off GC with cooldown

WAR gets 25% more HP, while receiving 20% more healing.

I have both tank jobs at i110, and have Nexus on my WAR. I can easily say that WAR is more more fun and rewarding to play. PLD takes very little effort to play correctly.

If you're looking for a nice, solid, easy tank job, then play PLD. If you enjoy tank jobs that require more than popping a few CDs every now and then, play WAR.

[Melinabean0]

I can easily say that WAR is more more fun and rewarding to play. PLD takes very little effort to play correctly.

Well, this does seem to be the general consensus. Which is good to know! Thinking it may be best to work with PLD more until I get the hang of tanking, maybe get it around the level that will get the cross class skill provoke, then give WAR a try. I jump around sometimes.

[Raxion]

Well, this does seem to be the general consensus. Which is good to know! Thinking it may be best to work with PLD more until I get the hang of tanking, maybe get it around the level that will get the cross class skill provoke, then give WAR a try. I jump around sometimes.

I wasn't knocking PLD in my previous post, btw. After reading over it, I feel like it looked like I was. PLD is a very effective tank job, both are. I started in 2.0 as PLD and loved it. It wasn't until I got my WAR to 50 that I realized how much more enjoyable and rewarding it was to play WAR effectively.

You might find yourself loving PLD, or you might be like me and think WAR is much more fun to play. Whichever you pick, they're both perfectly capable of clearing every piece of content in the game. People that think one is better than the other, simply have no clue what they're talking about.

[reality_check]

WAR gets 25% more HP, while receiving 20% more healing.

Thanks, fixed.

[Zaiken]

WAR gets 25% more HP, while receiving 20% more healing.

I have both tank jobs at i110, and have Nexus on my WAR. I can easily say that WAR is more more fun and rewarding to play. PLD takes very little effort to play correctly.

If you're looking for a nice, solid, easy tank job, then play PLD. If you enjoy tank jobs that require more than popping a few CDs every now and then, play WAR.

Having level up both Tank Job, I find that War is more fun to play then Paladin. Also for Tanking Dungeon and large pull I find War is a lot easier and less stressful because of Overpower. Paladin you have to flash, flash, scorn, fast blade, savage blade to get MP back, rotate between mob, etc.

They both served their purpose. For Boss Tanking, Paladin will shine, for Dungeon and large pull War make it quick and easy. Not to say that War can tank boss well too, but Paladin is more safe especially in 2nd Coil Turn 8 where you single tank and boss and dread hit like a truck.

[Melinabean0]

Having level up both Tank Job, I find that War is more fun to play then Paladin. Also for Tanking Dungeon and large pull I find War is a lot easier and less stressful because of Overpower. Paladin you have to flash, flash, scorn, fast blade, savage blade to get MP back, rotate between mob, etc.

They both served their purpose. For Boss Tanking, Paladin will shine, for Dungeon and large pull War make it quick and easy. Not to say that War can tank boss well too, but Paladin is more safe especially in 2nd Coil Turn 8 where you single tank and boss and dread hit like a truck.

I noticed that about trying to keep/get aggro with PLD while doing some low level guildheists. Then again, I didn't have a whole lot of skills at the time, so I figured eventually it would be easier. Or I would get used to it. Thank you for your opinions too!