Tank LB3s

[Timat]

So most of the time its the DPS that gets to use their LB3 it seems. Which I guess makes since, a bit damage spike to finish or mostly finish off the last 10% of a bosses health would likely be a skill you would want to use when you could.

I have seen healer LB3s save the day at times as well. If the boss is low on health but most of the ride dies due to a mechanic mess up, healer pops LB3 and we pull it out in the end.

But I have never....NEVER seen a tank seriously use his LB3. Its always been "Save LB3 for DPS to finish off quickly" or "Have the healer LB to pull us back in the fight". Ive never NEVER seen anyone say "Tank LB!"


So I ask...what could happen to get more traction out of tank LB. Perhaps there is a boss or two that require good timing of a tank LB to survive (Raid wide tank buster if you will), or maybe it would require changing the effect of tank LB all together?

[OliviaBadger]

T13 required a tank LB to survive teraflare.

[dragoelete]

i think it would be amusing if they made the tank LB changed so for a set time period you reflect damage back at the enemy. so if you use it before a huge tank buster that you know will do enough dmg to 1 shot you and/or the raid you use the tank LB (like in the fight with nidhog if est doesn't get the shield up in time.) it would turn all that damage back on the boss instead of you and the party.

[Xenosan]

i90 Wandering Minstrel Ultima orb-eating LB3.. I do miss it ; ;

I hoped they would do more fights like Cloud of Darkness - where the LB bar refills almost automatically from phase to phase, but then add mechanics making Healer and/or Tank LB necessary to survive that phase transition.

[Aerya]

Yeah, for me tanks had to use it a few times against the Cloud of Darkness when the DPS missed the clouds phase, to avoid wipe.

But it would be great to use it more frequently, I've never seen the new animations.

[whiskeybravo]

I got to use the Warrior LB3 the other day, towards the end of an A1 wipe. Definitely a cooler animation than the old tank LB3. I'm assuming it still has the same effect, though.

i90 Wandering Minstrel Ultima orb-eating LB3.. I do miss it ; ;

I hoped they would do more fights like Cloud of Darkness - where the LB bar refills almost automatically from phase to phase, but then add mechanics making Healer and/or Tank LB necessary to survive that phase transition.

I believe it filled really fast because of the meteors. It went up by a big chunk whenever someone ate one.

T13 required a tank LB to survive teraflare.

Needed it for the ultima fight too at first on the last orb phase. Can't really think of any other times it was absolutely required.

[Xenosan]

Ifrit Ex had the same deal.. It didn't really matter where you LB bar sat before the final nail phase. Each nail killed adds to the LB bar, by the time all nails except the big one are killed - any group WILL have a full 3 bar LB available. Mechanics like that and the WoD meteors (or was killing Puffs too?) that are designed to provide full 3bar LBs at precise moments are a welcome addition. Disappointed that we're not really seeing that in NM ALEX.

[Drakkaelus]

Yeah, I kinda wish there were weaker, personal Limit Breaks you could use whenever. As it is, you might as well not even have your LB on your hotbar unless you're melee DPS.

[MrTherm]

But it would be great to use it more frequently, I've never seen the new animations.

Go into ifrit hard and wait till nails are dead. 100% chance at an lb3 if all nails were killed. I was trolling them awhile back just to see what all of the new animations are. as an added bonus, its lvl 50 not 60 so if you. Have or know someone with all 50's you can watch them all.

[Ditto]

I really wish they'd have redone what the Tank LB did.

It's all about the DPS LB's, because they actually progress the fight. A Tank LB will only add a retarded high layer of protection for an incredibly small duration of time. Only useful during situations where for some reason, everything is going wrong. But if things are going wrong, people are probably dying. Thus making Healer LB better.

Also you don't need LB3 for T13 anymore in undersized groups. It was nice while it lasted though.