Interview with xenosys-vex

[Mycow8me]

I think balancing utility / sustain / dps is very achievable. The problem is the weight DPS has vs the other two. The DPS gap needs to be much smaller while for example utility can be wider. We already see that in DRK vs paladin (one single target utility vs paladins 4). The only problem in that scheme is that DRK is lower in all 3 categories vs the other 2 tanks yet people still take it so we know the current gap of DPS is not a issue, the gap needs to be reversed though with drk being on the higher end of the gap due to its other 2 categories being lower. Of course we could aim for a different category to excel in but that would require more of a rework to dark knight.

Here's my current lineup but feel free to disagree (based off being out of tank stance due to current meta):
DPS: War/Pld/Drk
Sustain: Pld/War/Drk
Utility: Pld/War/Drk


This situation does not get sticky until you add a 4th tank into the mix. This is where you might want a 4th category due to displacement of rankings from the fourth tank. In actual reality if we split utility up into single target utility and party utility you have 4 categories and can do a ranking hierarchy again for balance easily with 4 tanks for something to excel in.

Overall I think balance is achievable with DPS in the mix but its weight vs the other 3 due to current community "no mistakes, higher dps" ideology, phase pushing, and enrage mechanics is much higher than the other 3.