SE: if it aint broke, dont fix it (War)

[Aana]

SE,
Warrior and Paladin are in very good spots right now. The most recent live letter listed 2 jobs for adjustments. Blm's damage and War's 'usability'. Blm and Drk have long been the bottom of the food chain and overdue for some attention.

* I am glad Blm is finally getting some.
* I am disappointed Drk is not on that list.
* I am worried because War is on the list.

War is in a great spot despite the high profile comments to the contrary from players such as Xenosys and not being in the Ultimate 1st clear (it has more than made up that ground in subsequent clears).

Please dont start poking things that aren't broken while other jobs are in dire need of attention. You only risk hurting the good place war is currently in with unexpected and unrequested 'adjustments' (buffs or nerfs) by elevating it further displacing Drk or demoting its position away from the gold standard of pld.

You finally got 2/3s the tanks in the right place. Don't poke the things that are already working. Focus attention where it is needed.

[Felorr]

I just want to understand what they mean by "usability". Maybe they think WAR is "too usable?" Its not like there's anything difficult to warrior.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Honestly while I agree with the OP, im going to assume savage content is going to require WARs to do something they cant do, and thats why they are getting a buff. (even if DRK is still starving for a buff)

[shao32]

Honestly while I agree with the OP, im going to assume savage content is going to require WARs to do something they cant do, and thats why they are getting a buff. (even if DRK is still starving for a buff)

WARs cant do something that the others can? Oh right they only need steal cover too, right right

[Claire_Pendragon]

WARs cant do something that the others can? Oh right they only need steal cover too, right right

actually i was more so thinking of shake if off, and its uptime.

while it would be stupid to buff it further, i can only think the next content is going to be built around that.

[Shurrikhan]

actually i was more so thinking of shake if off, and its uptime.

while it would be stupid to buff it further, i can only think the next content is going to be built around that.

Were that the case, then DRK would only be further screwed by comparison. Shake It Off already arguably outperforms Divine Veil.

[Aana]

Honestly while I agree with the OP, im going to assume savage content is going to require WARs to do something they cant do, and thats why they are getting a buff. (even if DRK is still starving for a buff)

Lets hope its some type of forced adjustment because war broke a new encounter or a new encounter somehow broke war. But I'd consider that more of a bug fix than a singled out 'playability' issue mentioned in the same small segment as Blm damage. I have a sneaking suspicion its more dramatic otherwise it wouldn't be worth mentioning as a standalone patch feature, certainly not before trailer live letter in Jan. They are cooking something, but there are already enough dishes in this meal. The last time they 'adjusted' a job was drg with heavy+potencies+Blood of the dragon buff. That's more than a 'bug fix' because an encounter broke a job or vice versa.

#concerned.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Lets hope its some type of forced adjustment because war broke a new encounter or a new encounter somehow broke war. But I'd consider that more of a bug fix than a singled out 'playability' issue mentioned in the same small segment as Blm damage. I have a sneaking suspicion its more dramatic otherwise it wouldn't be worth mentioning as a standalone patch feature, certainly not before trailer live letter in Jan. They are cooking something, but there are already enough dishes in this meal. The last time they 'adjusted' a job was drg with heavy+potencies+Blood of the dragon buff. That's more than a 'bug fix' because an encounter broke a job or vice versa.

#concerned.

Good point honestly.

[Araxes]

Honestly while I agree with the OP, im going to assume savage content is going to require WARs to do something they cant do, and thats why they are getting a buff. (even if DRK is still starving for a buff)

War changes is a nerf, not a buff.

[Izsha]

War changes is a nerf, not a buff.

That post was back when SE gave us no details except "War usability changes and a slight damage buff". Time matters.