Why not just make everyone a DPS?

[Anger]

why do people keep saying WAR is basically a dps? It isn't and still can't do equal or more damage to a dps that's playing properly. It also isn't as far ahead as people give it credit for.

Because it can do all the content a Paladin can while DPSing much more.

[Whiston]

Because it can do all the content a Paladin can while DPSing much more.

Just get good bro.
The good paladins and good dark knights also do a ton of damage. You just don't know how to apparently.

Just feel free to tank and not do damage because that's what you signed up to do. Nobody is stopping you at all.
Just be prepared to be left behind on some content.

I swear these threads are like watching old people complain about these new fangled computers and color televisions.

[Anger]

Just get good bro.
The good paladins and good dark knights also do a ton of damage. You just don't know how to apparently.

Just feel free to tank and not do damage because that's what you signed up to do. Nobody is stopping you at all.
Just be prepared to be left behind on some content.

I swear these threads are like watching old people complain about these new fangled computers and color televisions.

I don't think you understand the reason for these discussions.

[Seku]

why do people keep saying WAR is basically a dps? It isn't and still can't do equal or more damage to a dps that's playing properly. It also isn't as far ahead as people give it credit for.

You ever hear of this thing called a band wagon? Their quite common. ;P

[nssixn6]

An all dps game? like PSO2 you mean?

[Awful]

Yes you may feel like a glorified dps that has the boss and enemies on you, however what makes us difference is obviously the defense and cds. I dunno about you but as a Drk I love just plunging intro crowds and hitting a huge Carve & Spit followed by my combos. Yes we're meant to mitigate, and we do that better than anyone else the playerbase is obsessed with high dps due to the high dps checks at the moment. GW2 wouldn't work for this game at all it'd make the endgame a lot more awkward, and comparing FF 14 to WoW tanks, it's not as mindless as oh I dunno...(stack haste haste haste, use dps accs and then hit your 4 buttons and never use cds). If it was like WoW's tanking I would of quit long ago.

[Galgarion]

In order to cater to the new age of no trinity in games like Guild Wars 2. Since Warriors are practically DPS anyway, why not just, make everyone a DPS? You just raise everyones defense a little bit and it'll play like one of those non trinity games.

We don't have any tank or healer checks just DPS checks so I don't see what the issue is.

I find running dungeons in GW2 to be a vomitous affair. I like the order and structure that tanks and healers provide their parties.

[Alahra]

Hey, some of our boss fights take place in rectangles now! SE's always innovating!

[Illya]

The first boss of original Amdapor Keep could also be cheesed by standing on a tree in the arena and just pewpewing it to death from up there where it couldn't get to you or hit you.

[SandTiger]

I agree with the OP. I love tanking and tanked in lots of different mmos. But in ffxiv the only difference in playing a tank and a dps is the CDs. As a tank my rotation is to maximize my dps as much as possible the same as a dps. I gear up my tank to maximize my dps the same as a dps. The moment I focus on mitigating as much damage as possible on my tank I'm considered garbage by the community. I play a tank to feel well like a tank. Not a bruiser.