Quote Originally Posted by Exiled_Tonberry View Post
It really feels like people are overplaying how weak Warrior is compared to PLD
They're pretty much neck and neck in all regards.
Who cares if you aren't the top tank DPS by the end of the fight? WARs identity has always been about extremely hard hits after a window of build up, which is does now. It has by far the highest burst of the tanks. It can't have the highest burst and the highest sustained while also offering all the defensive capabilities of a PLD. All that'll do is reverse the positions so WAR is the objective best.

Meanwhile DRK has the weakest party mitigation, the weakest burst and weakest sustained damage. DRK should be the only tank being talked about, WAR is completely fine.
Every tank is within a couple % of each other. Being 'weakest' is a couple % in various areas under the next guy. You could rewrite that post but replace War with Drk and Pld with War. Every single tank thread on this board is pumping out hyperbole everywhere. All tanks are viable in all content. DPS is within a couple% across the board. Minor baby tweaks will bring everyone in line, and even if they do nothing, tanks are, objectively, in a passable spot (no extreme discrimination, all viable, within a few % of each other. Will not dramatically affect your in game experience). I get it. Everyone looks up the hill and sees the class shining above them. But when you realized that shining paragon on the hill is only 2 feet above, you realize its not that big a deal.