Tank Balance

[karateorangutang]

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I think his frustration is getting in the way of his argument. Some of these abilities would not suffer from some tweaking to make them more useful in more situations. Flash and the pacification effect would be fine.

Tempered Will and cover are both extremely situational and not useful in some later content. Half the time tempered will is used so you can be lazy... not because its needed. If it gave a regain effect then there would be a choice in the process of using it. Shield Oath would give it the original effect and Sword Oath would give it a regain effect like goad. Do i blow it and chance getting pushed or do I wait and guarantee my survival of a mechanic.

All I want for cover is to be able to block a magic attack for somebody. That would make it way more useful as an OT ability.

Lastly, and I may get strung up for this, I'd like to see Sword Oath go away entirely. There is literally no reason for it to be an activate ability, it should be passively on. Do you ever not use a stance?
Shield Oath overrides it, keep it on the GCD. In return PLD gets a smoother stance dance and make the job even more accessible for new players without sacrificing effectiveness.