Next Tanking Proffession

Daft Shifty

Daft Shifty

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

New Zealand

[WTF]

W/

Blah blah unoriginal SF nerf impending reason. Point: Which class will be next to feed our need for tank and spank?

Imo, D/E SFaura,VoS, and random damage reducing enchants. For areas with a MT like DoA.. FoW etc.

Or back to ye olde terra.

Or whatever newshit the update brings

paddymew

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

D/

D/E SF aura? Searing Flames or Staggering Force? O.o

Mesmer in Need

Mesmer in Need

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

[ToA]

Maybe people will use warriors and actually hit stuff with their weapons.

impulsion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2008

Terra Noise [Zraw]

N/A

Obsidian flesh.

Turk The Legendary

Turk The Legendary

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2009

Fissure of Woe

Club of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by impulsion View Post
Obsidian flesh. This shouldnt even be a topic seeing as there are about 1000000 others on the exact same thing....
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:E/Me_Obby_Flesh_Tank

Rekliss

Rekliss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2009

[SMF]

well i won't say anything about the "Perma Paragon" oh wait...oops.

Tenebrae

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

Agree , OF is the best option , with consumables is even better.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

Or the community could man up and stop using tanks....but that's just silly...

sthpaw

sthpaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Australia, Sydney

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

W/

lets hope theres not another good tank build like that again.
and plz nerf OF as well.
wasnt the main concern to SF for Anet to eliminate speed clears.

Warvic

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

Dervish, Elementalist or Warriors with a buff to tactics?

Lusciious

Lusciious

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I'm from Singapore but i live in Shanghai ATM

Order of [Thay]

N/

I don't see a problem with a paragon or 2 spamming SY for tank like capabilities for everyone in the party o.o

Deatgs Corrupter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Wold Pirates

W/

guys ur all thinking of current builds i personally want the warrior to become the tank it once was and as anet are apparently re thinking tactics hope fully that will be how it is

Cuilan

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Me/

Ritualist or anyone who is capable of doing damage with decent prot from another player.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

I nominate Inspiration Mesmer as the least likely candidate. In b4 "reverse terra Me/E."

Life Bringing

Life Bringing

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Fissure of Woe

[LOD]/[GS]/[DL]/[LOD*]

N/P

In some places people will use stance tanks again. Other than that, OF warriors or Eles will return. Either way, bonders will return as well

Steps_Descending

Steps_Descending

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

IN my pocket plane. Obviously!

Little Tom's Pocket Plane [THom]

Me/Mo

My guess :

Obsi if ANet doesn't hit it.

SpiritWay-like tankless team (does that really count as tank? Kerwyn turns in his grave!)

TacticWarrior stacking tankless team, depending on how ANet decides to buff it : Balanced level or PvE level...

I wouldn't be too surprised to see 600/55 tanks coming up here and there, but tha tmight be just wishfull thinking.

_Nihilist_

_Nihilist_

Will Bull's Strike for $!

Join Date: Apr 2006

Isle of the Dead

Why would ANet hit Obsidian Flesh? It doesn't prevent you from being hit by attacks, only targeted spells - it's not like it's a one-shot skill that keeps you from taking damage and negates enemy spells. On top of that, you move 75% slower, so how exactly would OF Tanks be part of a "Speed" Clear (which is the point that most people fail to take into consideration)?

Sure, OF Tanks will make a comeback with the Tank 'n Spank crowd... but it won't be as imbalanced as the current Tanks.

Steps_Descending

Steps_Descending

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

IN my pocket plane. Obviously!

Little Tom's Pocket Plane [THom]

Me/Mo

Would just be a possibility if they decided to hit SC in general or permanent spell immunity. They probablty won't touch it, but if I had stopped there, my post would have been 3 line shorter.

Daft Shifty

Daft Shifty

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

New Zealand

[WTF]

W/

SF aura=stoneflesh aura. e.g. VoS, Stoneflesh, (derv enchantments go here)

sthpaw

sthpaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Australia, Sydney

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by _Nihilist_ View Post
Why would ANet hit Obsidian Flesh? It doesn't prevent you from being hit by attacks, only targeted spells - it's not like it's a one-shot skill that keeps you from taking damage and negates enemy spells. On top of that, you move 75% slower, so how exactly would OF Tanks be part of a "Speed" Clear (which is the point that most people fail to take into consideration)?

Sure, OF Tanks will make a comeback with the Tank 'n Spank crowd... but it won't be as imbalanced as the current Tanks. there was a mention that people are doing doasc in about 30mins to 1hr slower then the times of SF.
that would be believeable if you use red, green, blue candy and cons to speed up the movement? correct me with this if im wrong.

Lusciious

Lusciious

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I'm from Singapore but i live in Shanghai ATM

Order of [Thay]

N/

i think a paragon would replace SF . An imbagon would allow normal warriors (even HB warriors) to tank and thus, HB warriors don't need to bring tank specific skills like defy pain just to tank. they can stick with HB and still tank thanks to SY from paragons.

like mentioned by someone earlier, OF takes away the purpose of SCs. VoS dervs are just weird .

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

Quote:
Originally Posted by _Nihilist_ View Post
Why would ANet hit Obsidian Flesh? It doesn't prevent you from being hit by attacks, only targeted spells - it's not like it's a one-shot skill that keeps you from taking damage and
negates enemy spells. On top of that, you move 75% slower, so how exactly would OF Tanks be part of a "Speed" Clear (which is the point that most people fail to take into consideration)?

Sure, OF Tanks will make a comeback with the Tank 'n Spank crowd... but it won't be as imbalanced as the current Tanks. Bolded the wining part.
It doesn't mean they are balanced.
Thus - some trashing would be in order.

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

WTS "Dual-ER physway" gogogogogogogogo

milan

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

BONE

N/

What's the point speculating now?

With the exception of very few members of the community the rest of us have no clue what else is going to be 'balanced'

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by milan View Post
What's the point speculating now?

With the exception of very few members of the community the rest of us have no clue what else is going to be 'balanced' Take an educated guess. Farming skills, speed clears, no more. Think "Balanced teams", none of that will be nerfed. Although it would be funny to see Save Yourselves nerfed also, in their attempt to make tactic's Watch Yourself used more.

Steps_Descending

Steps_Descending

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

IN my pocket plane. Obviously!

Little Tom's Pocket Plane [THom]

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by HigherMinion
View Post
WTS "Dual-ER physway" gogogogogogogogo Guess what? ERPhysway might actually be one of the best meta we'd have seen in quite a while. That's elem + 5 potential physical (tough* para and derv are...potentially outclassed)+ probably at least 1-2 utility casters (order-necro,MoP,weapon rit...).


*how do you spell that blasted word???!?? Edit: yeah , it's though.

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steps_Descending
View Post
Guess what? ERPhysway might actually be one of the best meta we'd have seen in quite a while. That's elem + 5 potential physical (tough* para and derv are...potentially outclassed)+ probably at least 1-2 utility casters (order-necro,MoP,weapon rit...).


*how do you spell that blasted word???!?? Though?

Yes, it can pretty much power through anything with layers of protection; Prot bond and SY being the main event.

Of course if you enter an area with, say, Well of Profane, Mirror of Disenchantment AND Vocal Minority, you could have a potential hiccup. But how often does that happen Everywhere else it's godmode.


The team is generally 2x ERs, by the way. Maybe just because I'm lazy.
MoP nuker and/or OoV necros and if you have a ritualist loitering, make him SoS.

The great thing about this setup is pretty much anyone can join your team. That is, any profession; generally the ERs can carry nabbish players through missions.