(02-17-2015, 09:41 AM)Kellach Woods Wrote: Tanks/Heals will NEVER be staffed enough for the needs of any MMO.Hence why I want more tank classes that are fun to play to help mitigate the issue.
There are simply too many DPS classes that are fun to play as opposed to these two roles which simply aren't for most players. I lucked out and they made WAR fun as hell for me but until they solve that mechanical problem, it doesn't matter how fast the queues are, it doesn't matter how rewarded you are for it, few people will want to do it.
Funny thing, from my memory Aion never really had this problem simply because both templars and especially gladiators were (probably still are) really fun to play and also very competent at dishing out as good as they take. Every time someone says tanks will always be understaffed, I think back to that game.
Then again, I am biased as someone who usually mains a tank class to begin with. Still, FFXIV is particularly egregious in this regard and this is largely because the game's ridiculous 1-1-2 group composition completely ignores the reality of the game as it stands. Since that's not changing, the only solution is to throw in MOAR TANKS.
Btw, Astrologian is more popular than Dark Knight, as weird as that sounds. Unless that poll is not a representative sample (and at 5000 votes that is extremely unlikely), healers will still be considerably more common than tanks, though Machinist's lack of popularity may help balance things out a bit.
