Funnest Tank to play?

[AduroT]

Eventually I’ll get around to messing with leveling a Tank to 80 so I can do those role quests. I’m wondering not which job is the “best”, but which you feel is the most “fun” to play.

[Tint]

Gunbreaker of course. Paladin comes in second place and Dark Knight and Warrior are the least fun.

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[Enkidoh]

Depends on what you really want from a tank. GLA/PLD is definetely the easiest tank to play and probably has the highest survivability (and you get to be a cool knight in shining armour!). MRD/WAR and DRK are pretty much even and definetely if you want the raw, edgy, visceral sort of tank that protects others by smashing things until they don't move anymore before they hurt others. And GNB is definetely the tank for those that want a tank with the feel of a DPS, as they're fast. Very fast. And also for those that loved Squall in FFVIII and want to emulate him.

So really, my opinion is to start with GLA/PLD and learn the basics of tanking, and from there try the others as I'm sure you'll find one you that fits the best for you.

[Jirah]

All 4 are fine Warrior and Paladin are harder to get to 80 since they start at level 1. Dark knight starts at 30 and for some stupid reasons that go unexplained Gunbreaker starts at 60 so it’s the easiest to get into

Mostly depends what your into, Everyone loves warrior for the ridiculous Fell cleaves, Everyone loves Paladin for the support, Everyone loves Dark Knight for the aesthetic and cool skills, and Everyone loves Gunbreaker for explosions and the obligatory “I like FF8”
Crowd

[Marxam]

All 4 are fine Warrior and Paladin are harder to get to 80 since they start at level 1. Dark knight starts at 30 and for some stupid reasons that go unexplained Gunbreaker starts at 60 so it’s the easiest to get into

Mostly depends what your into, Everyone loves warrior for the ridiculous Fell cleaves, Everyone loves Paladin for the support, Everyone loves Dark Knight for the aesthetic and cool skills, and Everyone loves Gunbreaker for explosions and the obligatory “I like FF8”
Crowd

New jobs are always introduced 20 levels from expansion cap. DRK/MCH/AST came out at a time when Job story was still tied to levels at intervals and job unlocks were at lvl 30 across the board but these didn't require the pre-requisite 30 main, 15 sub of the original 2.0 jobs. I personally like WAR only because Inner Release never gets old for me, but FC spam and golf swings are. WAR, PLD and GNB are the most thematically accurate in terms of play style. WAR goes berserk with Inner Release. PLD is a holy knight. GNB is a fast fluid explosive job. DRK... well its an edge lord thats lost its edge.

[Rasikko]

They killed DRK's identity when they finally screwed with Abyssal Drain.

Anyway, GNB is fun to me, haven't put it down yet.

[BarretOblivion]

GNB and PLD I guess.
Personally they took WAR outside and shot it this expansion and DRK... its just a slightly better WAR clone.
Overall, honestly its not very fun (TO ME) to even be tanking this expansion. I am going DPS next raid tier regardless of how "skilled" I am at tanking. Its just so darn boring right now.

[Lersayil]

Performance wise they are basically equal.

Difficulty / fun wise, its subjective, but to me WAR and DRK are rather lackluster on both ends. It's basically playing whack-a-mole with CDs while repeating 1-2-3 and intermittently smashing a button 5 times in a row. While I'm not against the playstyle it's not busy enough to balance the constant repetition of the basic 1-2-3 combo.

PLD and GNB have a longer, stricter rotation. While still not exactly busy, they break the simple 1-2-3 spam more often.

That being said, TBN on DRK can be both extremely fun and powerful if used correctly. One of the few reasons I still pull out DRK for casual content.

[SWB]

To me, the tanks are too homogeneous to really rate which is best or most/least enjoyable to play. Same with the healers. It all comes down to which one you prefer.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Wait, there's a difference between the tanks?
I thought I was just choosing which icon I wanted next to my name.