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?

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[Arohk]

So basically just old crit autos and actually dangerous autos?

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Yan auto attacks hitting for 65k each aren't enough?

[Supersnow845]

Yan auto attacks hitting for 65k each aren't enough?

They are basically the only enemies that do hit enough

Every boss should use yans as a baseline not as the pinnacle we achieve once per expansion

[Carighan]

Every boss should use yans as a baseline not as the pinnacle we achieve once per expansion

In fact, even dungeon bosses should, seeing how like raid bosses they're not autoattacking but casting their stuff most of the time, anyways. At least make the few autoattacks they do actually hurt!

[Arohk]

In fact, even dungeon bosses should, seeing how like raid bosses they're not autoattacking but casting their stuff most of the time, anyways. At least make the few autoattacks they do actually hurt!

but how would the average cure spamming white mage player keep up with so much boss damage

[Valence]

They are basically the only enemies that do hit enough

Every boss should use yans as a baseline not as the pinnacle we achieve once per expansion

And Harrowing Hell as the party wide equivalent

[Reimmi]

I didn't read the whole thread if this was already suggested but
Add "get behind me" mechanics where a healer or dps get targetted with lethal attacks that you the ttank need to intercept, not a tether, it would just hit the first target between the boss and his target. This would especially give off tanks something to do in normal content, where they kinda just sit there scratching their ass

[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.