New tanking abilities in the expansion thread!

[Wadoka]

I second the request for a gap-closer. "Valorous Charge" or somesuch. Give it a longish cooldown, if you must; longer than a DRG's jumps and dives; make it burn some good chunk of TP; but let us leap into battle, leap to the aid of comrades in straits dire...

[zeroaru]

I second the request for a gap-closer. "Valorous Charge" or somesuch. Give it a longish cooldown, if you must; longer than a DRG's jumps and dives; make it burn some good chunk of TP; but let us leap into battle, leap to the aid of comrades in straits dire...

I'd even settle for having Shoulder charge for a level 55/60 cross class ability (if we get more) to act as a closer. I hate off tanking with strangers - I rarely get DPS who don't go hell for ham before I get a chance to even reach an add let alone pull hate, lock hate and position it.

Yes I'm talking about you - random blackmages without quelling strikes.

[TouchandFeel]

Shoulder Tackle as a cross-class would mean that only WAR would get it
This is functionality that should be available to all tank classes.

I think it should also have a very short stun (1-2 seconds) so that it can act as an interrupt and will stop a running mob in place for a moment so you can get in at least 1 attack to begin building aggro.

It would definitely need a higher tp cost than the stuns the tanks already have, so that when in melee range it is better to use the stuns we already have.

So yeah, pretty much like Shoulder Tackle just not that as a cross-class.

[SirTaint]

A gap closer - yes please!

[Synestra]

A gap closer - yes please!

All tanks should get one, kinda suprised they already dont have this so i hope we will see it in expansion.

[Cariborne]

A gap closer - yes please!

I feel like a gap closure isn't quite needed in FF14 right now. I wouldn't mind seeing one tank get it, like the Warrior getting a Bull Rush type move and seeing how it feels after this expansion, but just him.

I'd want the Paladin to get an extra AoE Move, and the Warrior to get an extra defensive move so we don't have them pigeon-holed into Main and Off tank as much in the expansion.

[aisustrong]

I feel like a gap closure isn't quite needed in FF14 right now. I wouldn't mind seeing one tank get it, like the Warrior getting a Bull Rush type move and seeing how it feels after this expansion, but just him.

I'd want the Paladin to get an extra AoE Move, and the Warrior to get an extra defensive move so we don't have them pigeon-holed into Main and Off tank as much in the expansion.

main reason for pld being mt is becuase literally all he has as ot is halone and fracture
he runs out of tp with no swipe procs

nothing to do with warrior being "inferior" or "squishier"
war is only worse than pld when you try to play war like pld.
war aint no 3 button dance

[Blueskyy]

I feel like a gap closure isn't quite needed in FF14 right now.

For a tank, i agree you don't need a gap closure but a Melee dps especially monks, you are sooooo wrong about not needing it. Your 3 GS stacks depends on shoulder tackle most of the time.

[SirTaint]

For a tank, i agree you don't need a gap closure but a Melee dps especially monks, you are sooooo wrong about not needing it. Your 3 GS stacks depends on shoulder tackle most of the time.

Tanks need a Gap closer....Chasing around adds and then running back is a DPS killer. ex would be T13 phase 2 dragons, you can't OT near Bahamut so there is always a large Gap once the add is down. It could also be useful for opening combos instead of loltomalob or moving out of AoE.

[Blueskyy]

Tanks need a Gap closer....Chasing around adds and then running back is a DPS killer. ex would be T13 phase 2 dragons, you can't OT near Bahamut so there is always a large Gap once the add is down. It could also be useful for opening combos instead of loltomalob or moving out of AoE.

I think i have to rephrase my words. I think that it's ok for a tank to have gap closer but it's not as important as it is to a DPS, I'm replying to someone saying that gap closure is not needed in FFXIV.