Is Drk ok or should I level Pld? (also one other tank question)

[Renryuu]

Hello everyone. I've been wanting to work on other class since I finished Rdm and Smn and I don't really have anything left to do with my Smn at the moment. I was considering Drk since I did play it briefly in Heavensward, but due to a bad first run of Weeping City I had quit the job. I'm wanting to go back to tanking to try to redeem myself, but I'm wondering if Drk is still a good job to play or should I jump onto the Pld bandwagon?

Also, on a slightly related and not related note, what stats should I focus on as a tank?

[DamianTenbe]

Hello everyone. I've been wanting to work on other class since I finished Rdm and Smn and I don't really have anything left to do with my Smn at the moment. I was considering Drk since I did play it briefly in Heavensward, but due to a bad first run of Weeping City I had quit the job. I'm wanting to go back to tanking to try to redeem myself, but I'm wondering if Drk is still a good job to play or should I jump onto the Pld bandwagon?

Also, on a slightly related and not related note, what stats should I focus on as a tank?

You should get used to bad runs. The main reason most people say or what I ve been told from others folks that they don't want to tank is the fear of messing up. It will happen and it's not a big deal. You have to learn new class and mechanics and positioning so you don't have the boss towards group and etc. Start with harder dungeons and then try out Savage content as learning party. Just don't give up after 1 bad run.

[DamianTenbe]

Play what you like the best. If I would have to be playing the best class and I wouldn't enjoy it, I would count it as a wasted time. Don't focus on Meta. All 3 tanks are viable, pick the one that suits you and your playstyle.

[Renryuu]

You should get used to bad runs. The main reason most people say or what I ve been told from others folks that they don't want to tank is the fear of messing up. It will happen and it's not a big deal. You have to learn new class and mechanics and positioning so you don't have the boss towards group and etc. Start with harder dungeons and then try out Savage content as learning party. Just don't give up after 1 bad run.

Thank you, but I think I may have miscommunicated why I quit. It wasn't really just 1 bad run since before that moment I had done numerous dungeon runs and was loving tanking even when I made mistakes. This particular run was extremely bad because my friend decided he wanted to run with me (who at the time claimed to be a pld master tank despite having never tanked since Nin came out) and he kept giving me strategies that were the complete opposite of what the group was trying to explain to me, which resulted in me dying a lot because of being so utterly confused that I ended up giving up tanking since I didn't want to deal with my friend any more at the time. Now he's finally admitted to giving up on tanking in favor of being a SAM main, so I figure now is a good time to try tanking once more now that my friend can't try to give me tanking advice now that he admits to giving up on tanking. Now it's just a problem of choosing which sword tank to go for lol.

[Squintina]

If you're afraid of messing up, why not try tanking in Command Missions for a while? At least then if you mess up you don't have to worry about the other people since they're all AI.

Then once you're comfortable enough with those, work your way up to instances with real people, and eventually high end instances.

All jobs are still good jobs to play. Even though DRK is considered "not as good" for this patch as other tanks, that didn't stop World First winners from having one. In the end it'll end up more about mastering your skills than what's "better".

[NosamKin]

Play the one that makes the most sense to you and one that you will have fun with.
There is plenty of information and statistics about which one is best at any given time.
However, my tanks are:
DRK lvl 70
WAR lvl 61
PLD lvl 23

DRK "feels" right for me and I like the story. PLD is lamelist - too much goody two shoes. WAR got lost after SB

So "my" order is opposite of what is recommended because of how it "feels".

Have fun!

[DamianTenbe]

Well then to answer your question.
From best to last.
1. Paladin. 2. Warrior. 3. Dark night
Why? Paladin offers self heal, party wide mitigation, reasonable damage, ranged cleves and good mitigation.

I think that is how most of the tank community feels. I personally play WAR, PLD. DRK not so much. It just doesn't do the job for me after Stormblood. Its all my thoughts tho.

[Galgarion]

Well then to answer your question.
From best to last.
1. Paladin. 2. Warrior. 3. Dark night
Why? Paladin offers self heal, party wide mitigation, reasonable damage, ranged cleves and good mitigation.

I think that is how most of the tank community feels. I personally play WAR, PLD. DRK not so much. It just doesn't do the job for me after Stormblood. Its all my thoughts tho.

Pffft, you mean Paladins offer a nice comfy blanket and some coco for people who need their noses wiped for them. Pick a warrior if you're hanging out with MEN (Or some extremely violent WOMEN) and you want to have fun.

[Anienai]

WARRIOR

Dilly dilly

[Jandor]

Pffft, you mean Paladins offer a nice comfy blanket and some coco for people who need their noses wiped for them. Pick a warrior if you're hanging out with MEN (Or some extremely violent WOMEN) and you want to have fun.

I'd have thought the deluge of Warrior tears back at Stormbloods release would have killed this extreme MAN mode meme.

You guys handled your nerfing in 4.0 with all the manliness of a toddler .