Posted: September 6, 2002, 3:38 am
What it boils down to is that warriors have one nitch, tanking the toughest of the mobs their guild can handle.
In every other phase of the game, the knights are superior.
If you compare a 60 paladin to a 60 warrior.
Big Raid- Advantage Warrior w/defensive.
Small Raid- Doesn't really matter who tanks. In my guild, that's something like west wing armor farming, or anything up to Vindi in kael. Extra damage taken by the paladin is offset by the greater aggro production which lets the rest of the raid tear loose.
Exp Group- Advantage Pally. Brells cuts that 600hp gap down to 300hp, stuns, roots, etc hold aggro much better.
Small group- Advantage Pally. Same reasons as above, add in self 20% haste, and the ability to reliably heal themselves (Celes Cleansing).
Solo- Anything a warrior can solo, a paladin can solo better, faster, and with less downtime. Paladin with self buffs will have MUCH MORE hp than the warrior.
So yeah, warriors are a tad worried about being edged out on top end raids, since that's pretty much all they're good at, though they can gimp along in other situations.
In every other phase of the game, the knights are superior.
If you compare a 60 paladin to a 60 warrior.
Big Raid- Advantage Warrior w/defensive.
Small Raid- Doesn't really matter who tanks. In my guild, that's something like west wing armor farming, or anything up to Vindi in kael. Extra damage taken by the paladin is offset by the greater aggro production which lets the rest of the raid tear loose.
Exp Group- Advantage Pally. Brells cuts that 600hp gap down to 300hp, stuns, roots, etc hold aggro much better.
Small group- Advantage Pally. Same reasons as above, add in self 20% haste, and the ability to reliably heal themselves (Celes Cleansing).
Solo- Anything a warrior can solo, a paladin can solo better, faster, and with less downtime. Paladin with self buffs will have MUCH MORE hp than the warrior.
So yeah, warriors are a tad worried about being edged out on top end raids, since that's pretty much all they're good at, though they can gimp along in other situations.