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We talked to shield master Matsui about the possibility of auto-block implementation and he said that they are going to be eliminating the "Guard" ability, which will lead to the shield block activating on its own in the future.
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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/20171-Any-plans-for-auto-blocking?p=287105#post287105
They're probably going to forget about Aegis Boon when they change this. I hope they remember.
It would suck if the same small timer counts down, but now we're not taking a guard stance and may or may not block an attack during combat.
As long as we guard at the same rate without having to constantly activate the skill, i'm happy... But... it's SE...
Edited, Aug 15th 2011 8:12pm by KojiroSoma
It would suck if the same small timer counts down, but now we're not taking a guard stance and may or may not block an attack during combat.
As long as we guard at the same rate without having to constantly activate the skill, i'm happy... But... it's SE...
Edited, Aug 15th 2011 8:12pm by KojiroSoma
well gladiator is now as useless as it ever was, without a shield gladiators suck, and without the ability to have your shield up 95% of the time your an utterly useless meatbag decoy, never mind the fact that you still cant pull hate off the mage till the mage is dead.
i see allot of marauders being used as tanks in the very near future.
i see allot of marauders being used as tanks in the very near future.
Except for the fact that Gladiators def is still better then Marauders, as well as their HP.
Now it is a matter of them balancing the shield block rate. Would be nice if by default it proced more then parry, and evade, but as it stands, we now have block, parry, and evade, while Marauder only has parry and evade (along with pugilist).
I have to admit I am greatly saddened by the rarity of it (haven't gotten aegis boon to proc once, and deflect only a couple times, I even forget to use them now), but they are still more defensive abilities then Mrd.
And the fact that I have 3500 HP is pretty insane.
Now it is a matter of them balancing the shield block rate. Would be nice if by default it proced more then parry, and evade, but as it stands, we now have block, parry, and evade, while Marauder only has parry and evade (along with pugilist).
I have to admit I am greatly saddened by the rarity of it (haven't gotten aegis boon to proc once, and deflect only a couple times, I even forget to use them now), but they are still more defensive abilities then Mrd.
And the fact that I have 3500 HP is pretty insane.
Would it be worth it to invest in strength materia and rings? Hopefully that increases block chance
I haven't been able to try too much yet, my crafting is too low, and materia prices are all over the board (and availability is not yet there).
I think it's going to be another week or two before people have a good understanding of what increases block rate at this point, but Str sounds like a good direction to try:). Right now I go with a high Vit build, and I am not seeing much in the way of blocking.
Hoping to find a materia that increases block rate (I made one for Parry, so I would assume a block one exists).
I think it's going to be another week or two before people have a good understanding of what increases block rate at this point, but Str sounds like a good direction to try:). Right now I go with a high Vit build, and I am not seeing much in the way of blocking.
Hoping to find a materia that increases block rate (I made one for Parry, so I would assume a block one exists).
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Its important to note that since the last patch, a Gladiator with a shield equipped cannot parry at all. Even using abilities that raise parry/garuntee a parry, you simply will never parry.
This puts Marauders at our level for tanking, as they have parry and we have block. We have slightly higher DEF and HP, but they have much higher enmity. Overall its just about a wash for tanking, but in the Marauders favor they do much more damage then us.
Hopefully Gladiator will get some love in the next patch or two. I just wanted to point this out so that people don't slot any parry materia, it will literally do nothing for you.
This puts Marauders at our level for tanking, as they have parry and we have block. We have slightly higher DEF and HP, but they have much higher enmity. Overall its just about a wash for tanking, but in the Marauders favor they do much more damage then us.
Hopefully Gladiator will get some love in the next patch or two. I just wanted to point this out so that people don't slot any parry materia, it will literally do nothing for you.
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novaryu wrote:
Its important to note that since the last patch, a Gladiator with a shield equipped cannot parry at all. Even using abilities that raise parry/garuntee a parry, you simply will never parry.
This puts Marauders at our level for tanking, as they have parry and we have block. We have slightly higher DEF and HP, but they have much higher enmity. Overall its just about a wash for tanking, but in the Marauders favor they do much more damage then us.
Hopefully Gladiator will get some love in the next patch or two. I just wanted to point this out so that people don't slot any parry materia, it will literally do nothing for you.
This puts Marauders at our level for tanking, as they have parry and we have block. We have slightly higher DEF and HP, but they have much higher enmity. Overall its just about a wash for tanking, but in the Marauders favor they do much more damage then us.
Hopefully Gladiator will get some love in the next patch or two. I just wanted to point this out so that people don't slot any parry materia, it will literally do nothing for you.
Quite the opposite, stack parry and toss shield. I have been testing block for some time now and it's pointless. After 12h's worth of fighting enemy's level 46-49 with 50GLD Sword and Shield my shield is STILL at 100% i have had to repair all my armor 2 times. I use Feather Foot 2 and Foresight 2 constantly to lower dmg. Ambidexterity is useless as it's has a 5min window between uses.
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Just to note, they have now fixed shield with the new abilities, and Gladiator is again better with Shield than without.
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