Thread: 3.3 Patch Notes(Pre)

Originally Posted by PArcher

Now, if you want to compare Fell Cleave to Carve and Spit, compare the rest of the skills as well. Skull Sunder is 200 pot, Spinning Slash is 220 pot. Maim is 190, Syphon Strike is 250 (had to double-check this one. Twice). Butcher's Block is 280 and Power Slash is 300. Souleater is 260 (400 w/DA!), Storm's Path is 250. Storm's Eye is 270, Delirium is 280. Hmm...interesting that all comparable DRK skills are more potent than a WAR's are (except Hard Slash and Heavy Swing, both at 150 potency). DRK do nice, consistent damage over a fight (with proper MP management); WAR are more bursty when Berserk is up.

I'm gonna regret saying this but WAR is about 100 damage per second over Paladin & about 80 over Dark Knight, potency sounds nice on paper but in practice WAR stomps both Tanks....unless you mean tank stance, then they're all really close in damage(even Paladin)

Originally Posted by RLofOBFL

I'm gonna regret saying this but WAR is about 100 damage per second over Paladin & about 80 over Dark Knight, potency sounds nice on paper but in practice WAR stomps both Tanks....unless you mean tank stance, then they're all really close in damage(even Paladin)

Yeah, that was just a potency comparison because Berserk and Fell Cleave together is crazy damage (also why I didn't mention Berserk in the post). But without Berserk, WAR DPS is, well, nothing to write home about (since its just potency + Maim +/- Deliverance/Defiance, whereas DRK is always potency + Darkside - Grit + Dark Arts effects).

And really, 100 DPS difference isn't anywhere near OP at the DPS levels we're at now (*looks at the current BRD and MCH, and the "balance" between the two* I'm really hope the changes bring them closer, but I do think they need something else done). The tanks are fairly balanced right now, especially when they're actually tanking, as you said.
Sometimes I feel like people only see the big numbers of Fell Cleave and ignore everything else, or aren't as good at their job as they think they are and need something to blame. Was going to play around with some SSS with the same gear (weapons from Seph EX, since I only have one 230 tank weapon right now) for PLD DRK and WAR, but Adamantoise died