Tank Showdown: Which Dawntrail Job Should YOU Play?

[@luvpotion333]

I'm a PLD main and I could never explain exactly why I love it so much, but you did it perfectly! I just giggled when you said that tanking is boring compared to DPS, cause I disagree, DPSing is a snooze fest for me while tanking is very exciting cause I have to watch over everyone, guide the way etc. It really comes down to personal preference, but yeah, I find tanking extremely fun. When the healer dies and there's no DPS that can bring them back? Best times I have in duties

[@1337penguinman]

I actually play all the tanks pretty regularly. They're all pretty good. DRK still needs a little help in dungeons, but it's not as bad as it used to be. Also, I think the reason they changed Bollide was due to the fact it set your HP to 1 first, and THEN applied the shield. So it was actually possible to pop your invuln and immediately die to an auto even after it went off. A trick you could use was to pop Heart immediately before so the Bollide would pop it, but that was kinda clunky.

[@sharlayanforum]

Agreed! They're all pretty good, and DRK is *much* closer to where I'd like it to be after the changes. And interesting! I could see that being super infuriating in the offchance it happens lol

[@xsteelersx6]

Shield bash is amazing in deep dungeons. Being able to chain stun an annoying monster to prevent mechanics while your group kills it, or if it’s a ‘no abilities’ debuff floor you can still stun, unlike other tanks. Niche but really nice!

[@sharlayanforum]

Yeah there's certainly uses for it and Low Blow in super random pieces of content, but I'd love to see stuns become integral in more content to justify the existence of those buttons. Otherwise remove Shield Base, keep Low Blow, and replace Bash with something more useful.

[@v8046]

Off topic but I love ur shirt 😊

[@sharlayanforum]

Thanks! I was super glad when I saw he was coming to a town near me a couple years ago on tour. I remember being nervous about being able to see him perform as he gets older, so I snagged some tickets for myself and my dad as a Father's Day present. It was super nice to see him live after listening to him for basically my whole life!

[@juliusthompson4794]

DRK is definitely better than it was. Still think it needs a bit more self sustain, but more than anything else. TBN not breaking needs to not be a dps loss. I'd like another finisher or combo, but i feel like that will be more 8.0.

[@sharlayanforum]

Absolutely. I'd love to see another finisher that grants a free cast of Abyssal Drain OR boosts the heal from Syphon Strike.

[@AndrewSmith-nj8zh]

What I think would be a nice tradeoff is if the shield is damaged when it ends, you get a buff that reduces the cost of edge/flood by half. If it breaks, you get the full discount. That way, it still punishes you for not breaking the shield, but it isn’t immensely punishing. Of course, if you take 0 damage on the shield, you deserve the full punishment.

[@GimmeTOKYO]

The only downside to Paladin’s magic bust is that if you’re ranged, you lose out on auto attacks which means your oath gauge won’t be refilling for holy sheltron/intervene

[@sharlayanforum]

A small price to pay to have unlimited flexibility, imho

[@Frankthetank302]

They should add a heal or somthing to shield bash if you have Holy sheltron up

[@sharlayanforum]

There's definitely some room to do something interesting with Shield Bash, it sucks that it basically just sits unused in like 85% of content.

[@Zolototo]

I wish hallowed was like 30 seconds less. It is just way too long. Also Shield bash should just be on PLD's second single target combo instead of a separate button.

[@sharlayanforum]

:thinking: Shield Bash as a second combo is something I never considered, but it would be cool to have a combo that like... uses the shield offensively in its animations.

[@Peterr___]

Warrior and paladin are the only two that feel like how a tank should be in an MMo imho,lower dmg but good sustain, the other two feel like dps adapted to tanking, especially GNB, I don’t want a complicated rotation if I’m tanking, I got other things to focus on😂

[@sharlayanforum]

Definitely some truth to that! WAR and PLD are for sure the more "traditional" tanking experiences.

[@mafuran8840]

Oh you’re one of those tanks…

[@Peterr___]

Just my opinion on tanks, I enjoy them but I main melee dps

[@RecklessCV]

Doesn't matter theyre all the same

[@sharlayanforum]

Sorry you feel that way!

[@RecklessCV]

@sharlayanforum just playin around good vid 👍👍

[@syaojyn]

I disagree with so many of your takes x_x

[@sharlayanforum]

That's okay! I'm happy to discuss or clarify them if you'd like me to!

[@apal5757]

Genuinely despise DRK. Even with the changes. The job just feels so outdated. And the heavy hitting abilities (outside of the Delirium combo) look like such low effort shit. Shadowbringer is a line aoe that looks like a bigger version of Flood, Salted Earth is boring, TBN is boring, the AOE combo is boring, and then Disesteem at lv100 just looks like such trash too. I have no idea how they can design an ability as cool as Primal Ruination, but all DRK gets is another unfulfilling line AOE ability.

[@sharlayanforum]

I don't think I'm quite as put out by it, but I definitely feel the sentiment here. DRK feels a little half-bakes right now for sure.

[@johanthiart5282]

I stopped playing DRK for the same reasons