Junaru wrote:
Well if SOE doesn't have any issue with it nor do I, but I can tell you right now both Brawler classes will be able to tank in offencive stance with little issue. The only thing GU51 does is lets me tank in defencive stance better then on live.
My whole point is because SOE has flip flopped back and forth so much they have left too many holes in the game right now. They need to step back and look at the bigger picture. I for one see the Brawlers getting a big time nerf when other fighters see them tanking and putting up major DPS.
I don't play a brawler, but I imagine that if playtesting shows them able to effectively tank difficult content in offensive, it's going to be nerfed somehow (my guess would be a larger threat penalty in their offensive stance, but it could be any number of things). The vision that they've laid out, in principal, is pretty simple. It's the implementation that's proving to be tricky. But I think they're closer to the mark now than they were previously.
Truth be told, eliminating the detaunts in offensive does amount to a nerf for those fighters who prefer a DPS role. The way things previously worked, it was a huge win for them because there was virtually no damage threshold for them; not only the detaunts associated with CAs, but the ability to shed large amounts of hate and lower their threat position immediately. A lot of Monks, Bruisers and Berserkers were probably enthusiastic about the idea that they could max out their DPS and never worry about ripping from the tank. With that gone, they're now worse off than scouts who have at least some detaunt capabilities.