What is The Vision(tm) for Guardians?

[Mentin]

<DIV>Shadowknights: Mitigation Tanks with some self healing and evac</DIV> <DIV>Pallies: Mitigation tanks with healing and wards</DIV> <DIV>Brawlers: Avoidance tanks with fd, increased dps and some self healing</DIV> <DIV>Berserkers: Mitigation tanks with increased dps, in particular AE dps, and some self healing</DIV> <DIV>Guardians: Mitigation tanks with ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pre LU13 the guardian 'extra' was increased defense. Sony decided it was unwise to give any tank class an advantage in this area, so they took away that advantage in the big combat upgrade. It however seems that they have failed to give guardians anything reasonable in return. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This COULD be a matter of perception, maybe all the players fail to see what extra role Sony as given guardians. This is an invitation to Sony to come out and explain to us what the extra role of Guardians is intended to have, beyond base tanking.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>LU16 actually represented a nerf to the guardians, so Sony must think we are doing something too good. They took away our high-mitigation level 60 buff and replaced it with a level 55 mitigation buff instead, reducing our level 60 mitigation. They gave us an AE slow and root spell that people have a hard time figuring out what do anything useful with. They took away our defense buff, that admittedly had minor effect anyways.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I feel guardians are still waiting for that well defined extra role that the other tank classes have. It is important both for how useful the other players view the guardian to be, and for the enjoyment of the guardian players.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Mentin on <span class=date_text>11-12-2005</span> <span class=time_text>08:53 AM</span>

[Ladicav]

<DIV>Where have you been? Guardians already have a role.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We are the Unsung Heroes. Didn't you know?</DIV>

[Prufro]

<span><blockquote><hr>Ladicav wrote:<div>Where have you been? Guardians already have a role.</div> <div> </div> <div>We are the Unsung Heroes. Didn't you know?</div><hr></blockquote>According to Moorgard our role is tank with slightly better tanking specific skills than the other fighters.  Like we have an extra taunt, some extra protection abilites, some extra not so great but sort of helps tanking bufffs. That's all we are.  The unsung heroes, aka a really boring tank class.</span><div></div>

[Venom]

I would check other class forums to see why the changes are implemented...  If you look for it you will see other people cringing at what other classes have as well.  People ask for change and they get it eventually, which makes other classes mad.  As far as a class being boring, you play a class long enough or even just the game it self long enough, you are bound to get bored with it and look for the next flavor of the week.  If you get bored, there is nothing wrong with putting it down for a while and doing something else for a bit.  There is a lot of different perspectives and things to do in the game besides level.  Ever tried just roleplaying?  That can be fun in itself.