Quote Originally Posted by Thistledown View Post
ok if that is true I have been tanking wrong for the last two weeks (which is the time that I picked up tanking). I've been doing BB>SP>BB>SP in most of my main tanking, with BB>SE>BB>SE in things like Titan's Heart phase to extract that little sliver of dps I can get. Otherwise it should be the party NIN's job (of which we have plenty)
WAR MT rotation is either SE -> BB or SE -> SP, SP -> BB is never really needed. Something to remember is that each of your combos have a specific use:

Storm's Eye: More damage/more aggro generated.
Storm's Path: Mainly used before big attacks or in fights with consistent large hits (T8 Savage, T12, T13, etc.)
Butcher's Block: Aggro generation, highest potency combo.

If Storm's Path 100% uptime is needed, you can cut BB out of your rotation unless you actually NEED more aggro. With a proper opener you can alternate SE and SP endlessly without ever fear of losing aggro. This is usually never needed, so SE -> BB is optimal, only putting up SP before a big hit.

The NIN will also benefit more from cutting DE out of their rotation than you would from cutting SE out of your rotation, so no matter what the group composition is you should be the one putting up the slashing debuff.