Thread: Tanking 4.0

Originally Posted by Reinha

Because while the tanks have 3 tank jobs to level up, the dps players will have 9. And like you said the tank main players are also interested in the new dps jobs.

With this kind of comparison, I tend to split DPS into melee, ranged, and caster. But that wasn't even my point. The point is that NIN was awful because it came out in 2.4 when everyone was at top level with the jobs that they wanted. In stormblood, everyone will have 15 jobs (with new skills and gameplay to try out) to level, not 2, and there will be plenty of people queuing as tanks and healers because they want to level their existing mains and see whats new there before trying the new jobs. There may be problems of course, it will be a naturall chaotic few weeks/months, but it won't be as bad as people are making out.

Originally Posted by Reinha

Because while the tanks have 3 tank jobs to level up, the dps players will have 9. And like you said the tank main players are also interested in the new dps jobs.

I play Tank, but I also play DPS classes.

I however tend not to focus on Ranged or Caster DPS.. Many people are exactly the same as this, in fact a lot of players level a DPS and a Tank (or Healer).. Divide the number of DPS with the number of "styles" of DPS you have and you have a more accurate number...

Just because someone mains a DPS job, doesn't mean they like ALL DPS roles (Melee/Caster/Ranged)

Originally Posted by Altena

I play Tank, but I also play DPS classes.

I however tend not to focus on Ranged or Caster DPS.. Many people are exactly the same as this, in fact a lot of players level a DPS and a Tank (or Healer).. Divide the number of DPS with the number of "styles" of DPS you have and you have a more accurate number...

Just because someone mains a DPS job, doesn't mean they like ALL DPS roles (Melee/Caster/Ranged)

This. Heck, I dont even like the other tank jobs. I leveled everything to 60, but I really only play PLD and DRG, and occasionally WHM and Bard. I avoid casters like the plague, I just dont enjoy them. Not a big fan of Nin or MNK either, so that just left me with 1 melee dps to play, out of 7.

Originally Posted by Altena

Divide the number of DPS with the number of "styles" of DPS you have and you have a more accurate number...

Just because someone mains a DPS job, doesn't mean they like ALL DPS roles (Melee/Caster/Ranged)

Pretty much agree. Tossing all DPS together is a grave mistake. I'll make a list of my preferences:

1 - Casters
2 - Pet classes
3 - Ranged
4 - thief/rogue/burglar/assassin/ninja with daggers and stealth
5 - Sword melee

It will be a cluster___ in other words. Dps queue times are already obsurd.
A tank and healer was needed, not more dps and 2 for the matter

Originally Posted by Vexander

A new Tank and Healer wouldn't be likely to make DPS players switch from DPS'ing to Tanking and Healing instead. People will main one job, usually of a role they like. None of the people who tank that I know of have said, "I'm dropping WAR/PLD/DRK for SAM," yet. They all intend to keep Tanking, because they enjoy tanking.

Funny thing is, I dropped BRD for NIN (due to me being a NIN in FFXI) when NIN released. I then dropped NIN to go PLD/DRK (since my NIN is a tank in FFXI). This round, I already know I'm staying PLD/DRK (PLD for learning new content and Savage while DRK is for almost everything else).

I liked SAM in FFXI, but not enough to make it a focus. I prefer tank and support roles, though. I'm not really dps-savvy.