War end gameFollow

True, it could theoretically be higher. But you still need to keep in mind Accuracy rate effecting counterrate. Counterstance, capped merits and AF2 boots put you at 60%. You can toss on a few more pieces, but of course can't swap in too heavily, without making cuts into your accuracy rate elsewhere.

True. I only ever use specific counter gear when /DNC or in PvP anyway. Counterstance is almost always up though, our mages love me.

I have to admit, if Retaliation is anything, it's fun.

Well, Omega and Ultima are the exceptions of what I said, of course, but the other areas of Limbus are perfectly easy to Warrior tank.

You need ni at 74.

You will never be able to solo efficiently as a warrior, thats my only complaint about the job.

Royal jelly drops it I believe, i've never had any luck though.

Meh sucks I'll have to spend almost all my money on Ni ... oh well guess I'll have to try and do the sleepga 2 quest.

Really!?, I don't want to argue about the viability of blue for endgame tanking because the job have what it takes to do it half decent... but I stand with the big 3(2&1/2? even as much as I love RDM we really don't have what it takes for those ohh s--t moments) PLD, RDM, NIN.

But if we want to include Blu, I'm pretty sure that Blm and Whm also want a shot for the run, besides of course main Drk who isn't THAT bad for the spot either.

Sincerely.

Ken.

Swings and roundabouts?

It's the same reason they added it on dusk gear. Makes you value it more during fights, but it's not something to be taken for granted and used 100% of the time! (unless you're in mmj and not moving at all, ever)

I am convinced SE created hermes sandles for retaliation.

I am also convinced I should buy them right now insted of berk +1. price is going down on my server ; ;

Well, consider that BLU has AOE Flash (actinic burst), AOE stun (temporal shift), dispel (blank gaze and geist wall), sleeps--all key spells for RDM, PLD, and /DRK tanking, all with equivalent hate generation (slightly less but Conserve MP Job Trait makes up for it)--as well as a sizable hate tool noone else has, Terror (Jettatura). As well as the most MP efficient cure in the game (Magic Fruit). As well as a move that generates more hate than Invincible if it buffs 6 targets, and on a 10 minute timer (Diffusion + Exuviation). As well as MDB+50 spike spell (Saline Coat). As well as ability to cap phys. damage down without d.ring, can cap magic damage down with Shell V, MDB trait, auto-refresh, etc. etc. Oh, and lolDefense (50% defense boost from Cocoon).

The main downside to BLU tanking is that the recast timers are fairly blaaarrrrgh, but the quantity of spells makes up for it overall. And it doesn't have Shield to prevent ichi interrupts (altho flash and stun makes up for it slightly). The AOE nature of spells is a handicap too if therethings to miscast on. There isn't much in the way of enmity gear either, but haste functions well instead.

And to my knowledge BLU's tanked things such as Tiamat, Cerberus, Khim, etc.

Yea, BLU can be a hate beast, when played right, and take the hits when they have to. We can also do damage to tank and mitigate it to keep that hate.

Also, like Eltio said, Diffusion+Exuviation is some insane hate.

Like any other endgame tank in the game though (PLD/NIN, NIN/DRK, even RDM/anything - they still need a solid backline to stay alive and keep hate) we need some support to do it right. No tank is gonna solo tank anything major without proper support. When the time comes where a job can tank something major solo, that's when FFXI is broken. You can have three Aegis on you, making out with their weird shield faces and still not be able to tank most things solo.

I can see all of the tools at their disposal as a very good opportunity to tank heavily. However, they suffer the same problems as warriors when it really gets down to it:

1. They don't have 7 shadows and can't sub drk
2. They don't have a shield or fantastic JA to mitigate damage when they do get hit.
3. They don't have native tier 3-5 fast cast to make up for the lack of 1 or 2

They strike me as pretty much like rdm without fast cast. So I can see them doing as well as rdm if they can stick flashes/stuns/etc.