Suggestions for holding hate (WAR)

[silverlunarfox]

Steel Cyclone, has seen much more use in my case this time around. Which isnt a bad thing. It's TP free and aggro holding, that combined with an occasional Overpower+Beserk for an opener and maybe even a mid/late pull, and being mindful of all the adds, you will adjust to it.

[Gooner_iBluAirJGR]

Start Encounter > Infuriate + Steel Cyclone > Storm's Eye > Overpower X3 > Storm's Path > Steel Cyclone > ???

That'll keep your TP comfortable and keep threat under control assuming your gear isn't leagues behind the DPS in your group. Berserk helps too.

[Casmi]

Wow, thank you all so much for the response. This has yielded very useful information and I believe the biggest missing piece to be Steel Cyclone. This skill has been bugged for me since SB release. Every time I put it on a hotbar, it adds Decimate instead. I have a help ticket in for this, so once that is resolved, I should be much more efficient. Again, thanks for being an amazing community!

[Gooner_iBluAirJGR]

This skill has been bugged for me since SB release. Every time I put it on a hotbar, it adds Decimate instead.

In Stormblood Steel Cyclone will automatically switch to Decimate when you switch from Defiance to Deliverance. Same with IB and Fell Cleave & Inner Release and Unchained.

[Casmi]

Ewww, wish I could delete that post...Thanks for the help.

[Deadeye]

You just have to angle things more and get used to using Overpower.

Use your Steel Cyclone more and other CDs as well

[BluexBird]

I've never used Flash and always relied on Overpower to pick up monsters. I use it twice, maybe three times, and then start putting Storm's Eye up. If I'm tanking more than 3 monsters, I'll use Steel Cyclone as soon as it's up. Else it's just Inner Beast, really. Before, you'd be able to go into Deliverance for some Fell Cleaves, but that has become painful as of late.

One thing I never understood is Warriors who say they have TP issues. I once had someone tell me Warriors were the worst tanks because they ran out of MP too fast and then couldn't use Flash anymore. Like... what? Really makes me wonder...

Unless you're tanking in Deliverance, you shouldn't be having problems if you open up with two or three Overpowers. Especially now that Berserk is on a low cooldown, you can open up with Berserked Overpowers. And if you time yourself properly, you'll even have a little bit left of Storm's Eye on the next encounter.

[Eir_Z]

Losing flash required a big adjustment for most warrior mains. But, it just takes practice and utilizing more than overpower to make up for the loss. Picking up mobs during a fight can be more challenging, but using an onslaught -> overpower combo tends to establish threat pretty well. One thing I've noticed though is I feel like I have to hold enough gauge for steel cyclone which is fine, but SC costs a lot. I'd love to see SC & decimate's cost drop to 30.

If you're still having trouble holding threat, use your markers! Ask your dps to focus that mob first since it'll making establishing threat easier for you.

[Casmi]

I have used the tips in this thread with great success. I have done well in the 61 and 63 dungeons so far with holding hate and maintaining TP.

Thanks again for all the positive feedback!