What they mean by "change the damage calculations of tanks"?

[Xenosan]

Just wanna add 2cents that reducing the scaling rate of STR does go against the point like Jpec mentioned. It'd encourage more Slaying accessory stacking not less. That's why I think it's a cap on STR they're alluding to (opposed to some other adjustment to DMG scaling, including swapping STR for VIT).

Right now it's more an approach of finding the soft VIT cap necessary for progression, then dedicating all remaining slots to STR. I think SE is going for is to reverse that approach with a cap on STR. We'd look for the STR cap, but after meeting it it's all in on Fending/VIT (because there's no alternative).

^That at least is how I interpret their comments on melding/tank accessories and their phasing of an "appropriate state."


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Xenosys Vex's 2.x WAR guide isn't about just moar DPS, it's first foremost a tanking guide. And it spot on demonstrates that the offensive approach with WAR makes for a far more effective tank (defensively) than a VIT stacking WAR (the PLD wanna-be). And that sort of tank style may be on trial right now. If tank damage will end up plateauing, important components of like playstyles like opening with Storm Eye and DRKs using little to no Power Slashes may not be possible.