Stunbot is NOT fun

[Prince_Myshkin]

I'm not even sure if this is in the right category, because being a stunbot has nothing to do with tanking. Regardless, as it is a duty set to paladins, and paladins are tanks, I'll post it here.

This mechanic seriously has to go, or be drastically minimized. The fate of an 8-man group should NOT rest on one person at regular intervals throughout fight. It is unfair. It is also not fun in the slightest. I really do not like fervently looking at my UI like a tweaker waiting for the right skill name to pop.

Just before writing this I did Ifrit HM. I main tanked while the other PLD stunbotted. We got Ifrit down to 20% when the PLD missed an eruption interrupt. The PLD did perfectly fine until that eruption. The group wiped, yelled at PLD, and everyone left. I really don't think one person should suffer the weight of the entire group's wrath.

I'm sure some people think that other responsibilities are so single member intensive. I don't think so. The BLM level 3 limit break, for example, occurs only once during the group, and the BLM has more time than 0.5 seconds to respond. A PLD has to interrupt once every minute or so with 0.5 seconds response. If the PLD has a bad internet connection, the ENTIRE group is SOL.

The responsibility also shows up out of nowhere. Pre-50 there is no stunbot. Your conception of a paladin does not include stunbotting. Post-50 you are handed an extremely stressful responsibility and expected to perform perfectly or else screw over entire groups.

I'm sure I'm going to get a "roll another class" response, but I'm not going to change my decision over which class I want to play because of some insane mechanic. I like to tank, and I'm a good tank. I don't like to stunbot, and the mechanic needs to be removed, ASAP.I'm not even sure if this is in the right category, because being a stunbot has nothing to do with tanking. Regardless, as it is a duty set to paladins, and paladins are tanks, I'll post it here.