Is it worth leveling a warrior currently?

[wonka11]

I have a level 30 warrior atm, and I enjoy the class a lot. I've played a bit of gladiator and I can't really stand the class; it feels stagnant compared to marauder/war so far.

My question is, I have other classes I'm also interested in (Arc/Dragoon), is it still within a reasonable window of time that warriors will receive the modifications to their mechanics to make them more competitive with paladin, or should I level an alternate class for now and come back to warriors when they do receive the adjustments they need?

The class is a lot of fun by itself, but I also made it so that I could tank. I enjoy its higher DPS, but if I can't tank main boss content later I may as well just play a dedicated DPS class/

[Riko_113]

I'm a WHM and prefer healing PLD in most cases, but if you play Warrior right you can out tank any PLD I've seen. I've had Warriors make me second guess my preference because they tanked so amazingly but you need to use your abilities appropriately. Just keep up with it, especially if you like it. It's worth it, trust me.

Also, crossclasses. Pick up all crossclass skills you can use from GLD and PUG, and i think DRG. It makes a huge difference. PLD have to get crossclasses to stay competitively good as well, so don't think it's just you that has to while they get it easy.

[ClockTown]

I'm in the same boat as you OP. My warrior is currently 40 and after looking around in forums I'm starting to 2nd guess my class choice. :\

[SatrinaKali]

Manage your CDs and get to know fights. Know when the boss is about to slam you with a big hit. I like to pop IB right after a big hit and then infuriate after that to get back my stacks to help the healer out. Good burst up in healing incase the boss hits you with another melee swing or anything right after.

No reason to not level warrior, I plan to level PLD as well since I can use all the same gear anyways during level before I convert it all. It's all preference and you cant base things on forum topics. There are FC's out there doing Coil with WAR tanks, do they struggle more then FCs doing it with PLDs? Maybe, but even if it IS tougher, why not? Keeps people playing better.

[Delorean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...VHZFjnmA#t=258, skip to 3mins

a great and informative video describing the discrepancy between PLD and WAR. not specifically, but im sure if you use your imagination you will find it funny

or insulting

[Sargon]

I like WAR and find it good fun, and with inner beast it's even very easy soloing, good survavibility in FATEs.
As for dungeons and guildhests, I had no issue 'til now.

For me that's all the game is for now, but I hope the job will change before I reach 50.
Because that's where it's getting touchy, because you can read everywhere that WAR is not a popular job for end game.
So if your goal is to run end game dungeons, WAR may have a harder time finding an end game FC than PLD.

[Cubester]

For some reason I'm always really good at picking classes that are imbalanced or just generally unpopular. However, I've never let that bother me in any MMO up until now, and I'm not about to let that change.

I'd say, stick to whatever you enjoy playing, and if that just so happens to be a Warrior, then you stick to that. In the end, the devs are going to be balancing classes anyway.

[Nadaklu]

@OP - My advice would be to continue to level what you enjoy. I thoroughly enjoy my warrior and I'm going to continue to play it. If we were to "re-roll" because we are not the "flavor of the month" you'll never reach end-game to actually see how it is. Maybe PLD is superior right now, but next month or next patch, who knows? I play with a good group of friends and if I have at OT, so be it we still got the job done as a team. That's what it's all about.

@Riko - I have obviously not done any end game or HM content as of yet. However I have several healers in my FC who love to run with me tanking as a warrior. You have to keep your priorities right and be smart about your skills and from what I've seen I can do well in most situations thus far. Now this is of course the 4 man dungeons coming up through the story but I'm happy.

Moral of the story - Don't let what folks are saying get ya down on what you want to play. Just my $.02. Take it for what it's worth and game on!

[Bigpurpleharness]

PLD has a much lower skill cap (Until shield bashing is the difference between a wipe and not, at least), and they're also much easier to heal on average.

I'm positive an exceptional WAR can tank fine, and would only be considered poor when compared to an exceptional Paladin.

My personal advice based solely off my opinion? Keep with WAR if you like it and don't plan on doing CoB anytime soon. Roll a PLD if you do.

[brainchild]

PLD has a much lower skill cap (Until shield bashing is the difference between a wipe and not, at least), and they're also much easier to heal on average.

There's no skill involved in playing PLD. You literally have one combo chain (which already debuffs the boss for you), very good passive mitigation, and very good cooldowns. People love to underestimate Sword Oath, but it provides comparable damage to Maim, should you be the off-tank or off-DPS.