Defensive ability, WAR VS DRK

[Ceodore]

You're talking raid coordination that the other tanks wouldn't require because they have actual defensive cooldowns to mitigate the damage.

So the other two tanks have abilities that can just deal with the tank buster on their own without the need for healers to have any idea what they're doing. But the DRK requires the healers to be on the ball for that 3rd hit because he can't do anything about it on his own. That doesn't sound very balanced.

What happens when you graduate from PUG level Odin to actual raids that require the tank to pop a strong mitigation ability in addition to healer coordination to handle the really big tank busters? You're not seeing the problem here?

You're telling me that you DON'T use these skills in such a way to maximize their effect then? It isn't about just having good healers. I don't care what tank you are. If your healers suck, then you're not going to live. So what is the point you are trying to make? That Paladins and Warriors don't need good healers to live? That's idiocy. It's about making what you seem to think impossible, possible. Frankly, it is. Whether one way requires a group to be competent or not is besides the point. If your group sucks, then you being good or bad has no merit anyways. But if the one weak link in the chain is you, then you drag the rest of them down with you because you can't perform.

Also, saying someone graduate from PUG level Odin to a raid that requires a preformed group is actually reversed. A preformed group is going to know what they are doing, thus the healer will actually have talent, and can be more relied on to shield up before a hit and make use of Convalescence to its full potential. This just proves my point. A group of competent players can make what you assume to be hard to instead be a walk in the park by utilizing combinations of skills between them. That also seems to be the direction things may be going too, with Paladins having a new AOE shielding buff, and a heal and Dark Knights having a self heal based on who is about to die.