Bahamut.Zoltar said:
THF and MNK tanking pretty much makes nobody want WAR tanking anyway, mostly bc of TH
Though I look forward to partying outside of Abyssea and KCNMs. WAR will be handy for those
Though I look forward to partying outside of Abyssea and KCNMs. WAR will be handy for those
MNK doesn't have TH so if you have to pull it out in a WAR topic then you better give other reasons to it, like DoT, Base HP or Subtle Blow.
THF and MNK tanking are pretty different since one tends to evading enemy hits and dealing considerable damage within Abyssea (thanks to Atmas) VS the other, constantly dealing decent amomounts of damage (enough to hold hate, except for hate reset moves) and having big chunks of HP to back any move used by the enemy whenever they have TP for tem.
WAR tanking is viable due to te good damage output granted by the "relatively" new Retaliation JA (which allows WAR to build TP and WS faster) and the increased WS capability which, combined with Atmas, grant WAR enough damage pitential to take and hold hate.
The damage output is of great help to the natively available "Hate Building" moves that WAR has (Provoke, Warcry, Bloodrage + Enmity Gear, not to forget the fair availability of both PDT and MDT gear).
As for this:
Bismarck.Elanabelle said:
Nothing wrong with WAR tanking in Abyssea. You can ramp up your HP quite high with Atma and Cruor buffs ... and since a decently-geared Abyssea WHM with near-bottomless MP can cure 2500 HP every 8 seconds or so ... yeah WAR can tank.
I doubt WAR will be a very good endgame tank @ 99, presuming level 90-->99 endgame content will not be Abyssea-based. But for now, yeah, no reason a WAR can't tank.
I doubt WAR will be a very good endgame tank @ 99, presuming level 90-->99 endgame content will not be Abyssea-based. But for now, yeah, no reason a WAR can't tank.
I'm sorry, but your motivations are too vague and flawed. According to your opinion WAR could only tank within Abyssea, and the tanking potential would only depend on the skill of the WHM cure bombing the poor soul that is your targeted WAR.
WAR could tank stuff back at 75 and handle just fine. It all depended on the WAR's skill and dedication, not simply on their healer's work.
Unfortunately, thanks to the direction this game has been turning to since the release of Abyssea, neither your nor my opinion matter/differ, since the game is ***easy and a paraplegic dropping down a flight of stairs while blindfolded could achieve what everyone else can in the game right now with no sweat, but IRL.
