Thread: 4.2 Warrior Changes

I like all the buffs to Warrior and am pretty happy overall, but I don't main Warrior.

What do you guys think? Are you happy with the changes to Warrior?

Pop over to the tank forum section, there is quite a bit of discussion about the WAR changes going on over there.

I'm interested to see how it plays out on Tuesday. Right now we can't really say if it will be an overall nerf or buff. My guess is that it will lower the overall damage potential but make it easier to reach that potential, so basically a nerf to to top tier players and buff to low tier players. But then again I'm not that great at war so what do I know.

I mained WAR from when I started in 2.55 and through the entirety of HW. It's still my go-to when I feel like shaking things up and don't want to play DRG, even though my WAR gets no love gear-wise beyond crafted going forward.

These changes can bite me. It's not hard to do well as WAR right now; it will be borderline braindead to play post-4.2 and the same people will still mess up. Raising the skill floor and lowering the skill ceiling only works to a certain point, beyond which it's outright detrimental to the enjoyment of a class/game. We're well beyond that point now.

Also, I can't say that I understand their insistence on constantly messing with WAR's self-healing (Steel Cyclone here, after intentionally buffing it up last year) when - from my perspective - bathing in the blood of their enemy and getting off on it healing themselves through an adrenaline high seems to be the very "identity" of FFXIV WAR.

Originally Posted by AxlStream

Unchained, doesn't matter! Who stays in tank stance long enough to use it anyways other than on trash pulls!.

Unchained good when you pull from next patch I guess, also i agree with the rest. DRK was unique because it was very ogcds heavy compare to the other 2 tanks, while warrior was more bursty and PLD well... it was just meh I guess? However, now it looks like WAR is going the very same direction of the other tanks and higher ceiling gameplay is less rewarded now, by far. I honestly don't get how people can't keep up storms eye just like the reason they nerfed heavy thrust for drg, people couldn't keep up heavy thrust? How far is SE going to make those classes easier/nerf them till they understand that majority of players doesn't even want to try play at higher level or try to optimize the job they play?