yeah the comment about the whm justifying the darkstaf. thats a good one....
i think WAR's have a tough time being the tank. i think because people already have a predisposed opinion that they are going to suck, they have to put in twice the effort just to not come out looking bad.
i was in a party and i they decided they didn't like the war tank so they replaced him. in my mind this is how the two people played and this was the party reaction.
WAR tank: <working his butt off>
WHM: gets hit "tank your not doing a good job! i knew this wouldn't work"
party: buy war tank hello pally goodness.
paly tank: sigh... <cure> yawn... <provoke>
WHM: <dies>
paly tank: oh jees i'm sorry bout that i lost hate :/
party: oh no problem its ok we'll just get a raise.
slight exageration but you get my point. this basically happened with a party i was in. i understand that sometime stuff just happens that can't be controlled. PLD's have some advantages, NIN have others, but WAR's are still good.
here is a situation where i would prefer a WAR tank. when your fighting mobs that aren't particularly hard but you chain them fast, i like WAR tanks. they deal damage that helps things move much faster. theres still no real strain on the WHM. another good example is if you have plenty of healing and not much in the damage department. ditch that pally that can't deal squat and grab the war with the G axe. everything depends on the situation at hand.
bottom line. be openminded please. be tolerant of others and their choices and maybe you'll get that back from them on your non cookie cutter ideas.
