Unpopular opinion

[Jhett_Magnum]

Tank balance is fixed. Anyone asking for changes beyond "Shake it off", probably doesn\\'t know what they\\'re talking about. Discuss.

[Dj_Seaghost]

You don't have all 3 tanks 70 to make that statement. Neither do I so I don't say anything, other than I wouldn't mind some more potency buffs or at least Dark Passenger being useful again.

[Xenosan]

They took out so much and rearranged what was left to the point they're more homogenized than 3.x. So I guess you can call it balance..? Utility is the only outlier I guess.

[Launched]

That's not an opinion, it's just wrong.

[Reynhart]

You need to ask yourself one question "Why should I bring this tank over this one ?"

As long as you can't give a factual answer to that question for each tank, they won't be balanced.

[bweisnicht]

You need to ask yourself one question "Why should I bring this tank over this one ?"

As long as you can't give a factual answer to that question for each tank, they won't be balanced.

You're effectively saying balance is impossible, then.

[Reynhart]

You're effectively saying balance is impossible, then.

Not impossible, but some design should be changed. The first thing that could be done is creating a synergy between each tanks and different jobs. Imagine if the AoE healing spells of WHM only spread the amount of healing you did to your initial target. Suddenly, WAR would have a great synergy with WHM with the increased healing of Defiance. Imagine if DRK could put a Requiem effect through a third combo, then a caster heavy setup would take that tank as their first choice, etc...

[Falar]

I always thought of WHM as my preferred healer as a Dark Knight for Living Dead + Benediction.

[Jhett_Magnum]

Not impossible, but some design should be changed. The first thing that could be done is creating a synergy between each tanks and different jobs. Imagine if the AoE healing spells of WHM only spread the amount of healing you did to your initial target. Suddenly, WAR would have a great synergy with WHM with the increased healing of Defiance. Imagine if DRK could put a Requiem effect through a third combo, then a caster heavy setup would take that tank as their first choice, etc...

That's just fluff. You also need to keep in mind that we want another tank added, so let's hold off on adding utility. All tanks are viable in this current build.

[DJMau]

...We? I don't recall being part of that meeting or saying that I wanted another tank job added.