THM vs Tank FIGHT!!

[Rydin]

i feel like we're not even playing the same game.

MRD WSs are hitting for 100ish or more each. GLDs are doing like 15-20. the aggro generated from abilities is static. enmity is not reduced from taking damage. GLD block is useless after a point and they don't really have anything more than MRDs to mitigate magic damage.

Aegis Boon + War Drum is a big deal... Not only does it mitigate one full attack... but it generates tons of enmity....
Also... Have you been on Glad? 15-20 on a weaponskill?
Fast Blade>Savage Blade>Goring Blade and you'll see Goring blade do over 100 damage...
Fast Blade>Flat Blade while Goring blade is on cooldown and you'll do 70+ damage with Flat blade....
Also Fast Blade>Flat Blade has a much lower cool down than any of the MRD combos, so you can do it more often... and I mean pretty much constantly

so they have generally the same *abilities* for generating enmity, but MRD is outdamaging GLD by a significant multiplier.

considering GLD block abilities are pretty useless for this fight, there's no real point in bringing them over a mrd. you're generating a lot less top-end enmity so you can take maybe 4k less damage over the course of a 10+ min fight... and 10+mins is awful. if you're doing it in 5mins, it's quite a bit less than 4k damage. and either way your cnj (or cnjs? lol) should easily be able to handle it.

i've grouped with maybe one amazing GLD that was able to do 13+ dps on ifrit, but generally most GLDs are only going to be doing 7-9ish. MRD can very easily push 15+ dps, and should be capable of 20 if they're in an all-THM group (thereby not really needing to worry about MPKing lancers by turning ifrit around)

yes GLD works, and it works fine- but that's not the point. the point is you'll have less enmity issues (on ifrit) with a good MRD tank.

Ask yourself this... If MRD weaponskills are doing 5x's the damage of Glad weaponskills... why, in your example, is the MRD only doing 15% more in your example?
That math doesn't add up...
I do like MRD... It makes for a faster fight with more DPS.. but GLAD holds hate better

Yes MRD is doing a more damage..
But here is MATH
War drum generates 363 enmity... (540 under sentinel)
And has a 1 minute cooldown
So you have to do "at least" 363 MORE DAMAGE than a glad PER MINUTE to even be in the ballpark, in terms of enmity
I don't know that you can refute math...

Im not being a douche... I play both classes... and when I wanna be a hard hitting tank I go MRD.. but numbers dont lie

I don't even have to mention rampart