Tanks need more than just TankBusters

[ThorinG]

For most fights - not all - today in FFXIV, tanks do not deal with anything unique except for the occasional - if not completely absent- "Tank Busters", leaving them with most of their Mitigation tools on " optional or Emergency use" only.

What if Tanks have to deal more with during the fights which force them to rotate through their Mitigation abilities?

My suggestion is the following:
to let the enemies enter a state of "Rage" periodically during fights, this state lasts for 10-15 seconds and can either (increase Autoattack damage by 50%) or (grants a 50% chance that Auto attacks will crit)

This applies to bosses only, or all enemies if you want to go to the extreme.

Let me know what you think?

[Supersnow845]

So basically just old crit autos and actually dangerous autos?

Sign me up

[Nero-Voidstails]

diabolos second phase at the start being super scary due to auto Crit xx) but ya would be amazing to see Crit back from mobs and bosses

[Rithy255]

What tanks need. (encounter design wise)

• Higher boss damage auto attacks.
• Harsher tank busters.
• Mechs where they should protect a certain target with mit.
• Making interrupt's & Stuns more Important.
• (For dungeons) Allow tanks to pull more then two sets of mobs.

What tanks need. (Job design wise)

• More fun and interesting rotations, add rng and more combo paths. Small ways to optimize and maximise damage
• Less similarities some tanks should exceed better in some areas. It's fine to have pros and cons to jobs (tanks included)
• Defensive kit reflect the content, Currently tanks got too much defensive and self heal value, we either need to see that value be used or to tone it down.

[PercibelTheren]

I thought Mountain Fire in Valigarmanda Ex was the best buster I've ever seen. Was really excited to see them do more of stuff like that. But nope, back to regular, boring busters.

[Eastwall]

Don't you have to handle ads and properly position them in m6s?

[Rithy255]

I thought Mountain Fire in Valigarmanda Ex was the best buster I've ever seen. Was really excited to see them do more of stuff like that. But nope, back to regular, boring busters.

I loved that buster as tank, constantly switching places with the other tank while doing the group mech. It also required you to mitigate a lot.

Not to say I just want the same mechanic over and over but innovative tank busters are very needed.

[Oizen]

Don't you have to handle ads and properly position them in m6s?

You do but this is the first time in years this has been asked of a tank, and I wonder if they'll ever even do it again after how hard it walled people.

[PyurBlue]

Different boss phases where things like the frequency and power of autoattacks vary would be a great change, especially if randomized. I'd also like to see more reactionary boss mechanics, like the boss becoming more aggressive if most of the party is dead or chaining tank busters if the tank fails to mit and ends up on low health.

[ThorinG]

I think the majority are in agreement that as tanks we need more, and Since its safe to say that enmity management is braindead and boss positioning is no more, we need more in fights to react to and to fully utilize our tools, the current "Tank Busters" just aren't cutting it.