I feel like im trolling if I dont tank as warrior...

[Xaruko_Nexume]

Am I alone in this? Am I wrong? Are warriors really this much more powerful than other tanks? This feels off. I enjoy the way gunbreaker and dark knight play much more than warrior but warriors out here soloing basically everything. Or am I just bad at other tanks?

[Mikey_R]

They are only stronger un dungeons because Bloodwhetting scales off of number of targets, in all other cases, it really isn't that much better as a short cooldown than the other tanks.

[TomsYoungerBro]

"Powerful" seems like the wrong word here. Being great in casual content doesn't matter at all. There is no enrage, mechanics are easy and not punishing, and a wipe isn't a big deal. Since damage doesn't matter at all, the only classes you truly need to clear normal content are support (tanks and healers). Warrior with its great self-sustain and being a tank fills both of these rolls for itself simultaneously.


Dark knight and Gunbreaker are still objectively better tanks.

[Canadane]

For dungeons, sure.

[TaleraRistain]

I've been going GNB in roulettes and we can survive and I tank just fine. Not putting any additional stress on the healer because I see most dps a lot. I'm a healer main so that probably helps. I don't panic if they let me get low since I know their capabilities. Only had issue with a WHM in a Stone Vigil run only casting Cure so I just dialed pulls back.

WAR is kind of fun for the "warrior is immortal" meme but I feel like I earn it a bit more with GNB.

[NekoMataMata]

I've been going GNB in roulettes and we can survive and I tank just fine. Not putting any additional stress on the healer because I see most dps a lot. I'm a healer main so that probably helps. I don't panic if they let me get low since I know their capabilities. Only had issue with a WHM in a Stone Vigil run only casting Cure so I just dialed pulls back.

WAR is kind of fun for the "warrior is immortal" meme but I feel like I earn it a bit more with GNB.

All tanks earn their completions the same though.

The reason WAR is overpowered in casual content is because it doesn't rely on the team nearly as much.

On the complete opposite you have DRK which has lots of mitigation and lots of damage, but it needs some healing, and it needs for the DPS to clear the mobs quickly.

The only person you're potentially trolling by not choosing WAR is yourself, because your teammates could be absolutely horrid during the W2Ws. But on the opposite side, if you have a team that's actually competent, DRK is probably the tank that will help clear the duty the fastest.

[Gemina]

Just about every role in FFXIV has the 'friendlier' choice that are easier to pick up and play well with, and in the case of tanks that would be WAR. It does excel in dungeons, but it kind of ends there. The other three tanks are also good choices, but are a little tougher to play correctly. As such, they are also a lot more gratifying when you do.

[Absimiliard]

Man, it's been a while since I saw one of these extremely ill-informed "nerf WAR plz" threads.

[HyonaCookie]

Man, it's been a while since I saw one of these extremely ill-informed "nerf WAR plz" threads.

No one has said anything about nerfing WAR. In fact, they should buff the other tanks defensives so they aren't harder to play than WAR. It's unfair that only WAR can carry parties.

[Striker44]

No one has said anything about nerfing WAR. In fact, they should buff the other tanks defensives so they aren't harder to play than WAR. It's unfair that only WAR can carry parties.

The number of times I've "carried" a party as PLD when both healers and all rezzers died due to PLD's healing abilities would disagree with the thought that only WAR can carry parties.

Also, for the OP, I've been tanking largely as PLD for a few years now, and never felt like I'm trolling anybody.