PLD changes; thoughts?

[Mikey_R]

I actually suspect, if they are adding Bulwark back, they will remove something to make it fit. A strong contender would be Cover. However, it would also depend on what other things get changed. Is FoF going? then they wouldn't need to etc.

There is also something to consider in regards to the Enhanced Holy Spirit. There are 2 things to consider. It is either going to be buff that doesn't stack, meaning you have to use it before you finish your next combo, or, it does stack. Now, the interesting thing to consider in this case is the fact all buffs that used to work like that have since moved to the job gauges. Considering the slide doesn't specify that it is a buff, just that you get Divine Might, it could mean this is either another gauge for the PLD separate from Oath, or, Oath has been reworked into Divine Might. That then leads into a myriad of possibilities. One thing to note however, MP. Does casting Holy Spirit actually cost MP to use? or do you automatically use the 'Divine Might' on your next cast/s? Even then, where would Requiescat fit into it all? We would still need a 60 second action to help align everything up and aid in planning. Does it just allow the use of the Confiteor combo, or is Confiteor now on it's own 60 second cooldown?

There is a whole rabbit hole we can go down but there isn't enough information to go off of to make an informed decision as to how the rotation would work. Goring losing its DoT means it is going to have some other buff/debuff attached to it so that it will actually see use, so that is another thing to consider.

[RyuuZero]

Nah Cover should stay since it's a Utility that fits the Job's Identity.. though Cover shouldn't have a Gauge Requirement.. and if it should have a Gauge Requirement then it should not have a Cool Down, either or, not both

[Rithy255]

I actually suspect, if they are adding Bulwark back, they will remove something to make it fit. A strong contender would be Cover. However, it would also depend on what other things get changed. Is FoF going? then they wouldn't need to etc.

There is also something to consider in regards to the Enhanced Holy Spirit. There are 2 things to consider. It is either going to be buff that doesn't stack, meaning you have to use it before you finish your next combo, or, it does stack. Now, the interesting thing to consider in this case is the fact all buffs that used to work like that have since moved to the job gauges. Considering the slide doesn't specify that it is a buff, just that you get Divine Might, it could mean this is either another gauge for the PLD separate from Oath, or, Oath has been reworked into Divine Might. That then leads into a myriad of possibilities. One thing to note however, MP. Does casting Holy Spirit actually cost MP to use? or do you automatically use the 'Divine Might' on your next cast/s? Even then, where would Requiescat fit into it all? We would still need a 60 second action to help align everything up and aid in planning. Does it just allow the use of the Confiteor combo, or is Confiteor now on it's own 60 second cooldown?

There is a whole rabbit hole we can go down but there isn't enough information to go off of to make an informed decision as to how the rotation would work. Goring losing its DoT means it is going to have some other buff/debuff attached to it so that it will actually see use, so that is another thing to consider.

Actually if Holy Shelltron is just a mitigation, wouldn't it make sense to remove intervention? right now it sort of acts like your "holy shelltron for a friend" ability, now obviously they should make it so Holyshelltrons can be used back to back (Like give it 1-2sec cd, so you don't accidently double tap it on yourself) so you can still use it on both you and the other tank.

[Duskane]

I actually suspect, if they are adding Bulwark back, they will remove something to make it fit. A strong contender would be Cover.

shield bash and wouldnt be surprising if Req was axed in favor of the rework and conf/sword combo is just a sticker mechanic on PLD gauge