As a Tank, what would you want in the next raid? *Savage

[Exodus_Kenpachi]

I want more fights like AS3. Hard hitting cleaves, unforgiving mechanics, high DPS checks, rapid fire tank busters, and that omfg I just jizzed my pants upon clear.

I do not want to fight trash cans anymore, I don't want mindless AS1 tank n' spank, or 100% magical (or physical) fights that render one tank obsolete.

All that being said I do enjoy very tight DPS checks. It forces tanks (and all other classes) to play at their peaks... Which is what Savage is about. Honestly I would be pretty pissed if all the tanks were required to do was sit on tank stance and pop CDs for scripted hits... That is super boring.

[Zeyn]

Something that requires the raid (especially tanks) to avoid as much damage as possible.

Just having high damage output that can kill anyone hit by it is one thing, but that kind of all-or-nothing is boring and frustrating. A mechanic that limits either mp or healing could work better.

Greatly reduced mp regeneration would mostly affect healers, and forcing healers to be efficient with mp puts pressure on the entire raid to perform. DPS would have to kill faster, and tanks would have to reduce damage taken.

A side benefit is this kind of fight encourages some of the lesser used abilities. A Paladin could heal/stoneskin and use Riot Blade, for instance.

Soft enrage would be healers running out of mp. The fight becomes easier as every member of the raid gets better. Dps do more damage to end the fight earlier, and tanks need less heals.

Obviously this is kind of difficult to balance with all the different abilities all the jobs have.

[Starbirth]

I'd like to see more mechanics instead of such high dps checks but before we even see the next raid there's classes that need nerfed and buffed.

The mechanics in AS are actually easy its just the insane dps checks that make it hard.