Thread: 4.0 tank buff ability changes, please don't do this

Originally Posted by Jandor

We're going to be using roughly the same amout of abilities at 70 as we are now. Rampart is pretty mandatory, so moving it just moves it, it doesn't free up any extra space.

Actually it does considering that most of the currently extraneous crossclass skills are getting removed. The combination of freeing up space in the cross class skill list and then moving must have abilities from the class/job skill list frees up space in the class/job skill list. Rampart/Shadowskin will no longer take up space on the Paladin/Dark Knight skill list, it will now take up the space once filled by the likes of Fracture and Foresight.

You are also misunderstanding what was said about maintaining the same number of usable buttons at 70. They said that would be doing this by having more powerful abilities replace the older ones rather than having both abilities existing separately on the hot bars.


I would not be surprised if Flash got upgraded to Holiest of Holy at some point instead of giving Paladin's a "new" AoE.

Originally Posted by shadowalker0

SO I have been reading this and mulling over the problem today. We know that they are going to do what they are going to do, but I would hate to loose the individuality of my tank. What if they add job specific side effects to the skills.

Please do nor confuse Rampart/Shadowskin moving to the cross role list with loss of job individuality. This move is moving the "Must have abilities" (i.e. the abilities that SE needs every member of that role to have in order for them to be viable in content) which Paladin, Dark Knight and Warrior already have from the job list to the cross role list.

There is no need to add job specific effects to the skills.