I know that this is strafing a bit from my normal focus, but I recently got my blackguard to level 40 and I am finding myself asking what its role is. I know at the base it is a tank, but what purpose does it really server that the chosen and the black orc have not already filled.
I can see it partially being an anti-caster tank, with things like soul killer and some amazing dps output, but a chosen can do as good if not better dps, and a black orc is the king of 1v1. This is the grey area where the sword master falls in, a tank designed to be very good at caster killing. Now like I said I think that the black guard is great as a caster killed, even against melee dps they fair well, but against other tanks, that is where their weakness comes into play.
We initially don’t have the same amount of armor penetration as a black orc or chosen, and additionally we are not as heavy in terms of armor and mitigation in general as the aforementioned classes. I agree that every class should have a weakness and in terms of weaknesses another tank is not the worst one to have, but I still find myself asking what role do we server when the two already released tanks filled that spot already.
The blackguard is a great class, and it fairs well I only think that it needs more class definition. Where as the KOTBS is easily the mirror of the chosen and can pump of dps and tank amazingly well, I find that as a blackguard I can do amazing damage, but I am lacking on the tanks side.
Has anyone else had or seen these issues first hand?
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I certainly have. It's great to be able to draw the back line's attention and still give them hell and I do enjoy the occasional murderous rout but where do we fit into Dungeons parties? Who will pick us for 5 a side soccer? The Black Guard is very fun to play but perhaps one of the most superfluous classes. Having said that with high dps, the option of a shield and strong anti-magic they can be quite an all-rounder filling any role (bar heal-bot) as required. MT in a pinch, Stack on damage, defend healers, disrupt back line, hunt healers, distract reinforcements (without folding), pick off stragglers. I think this flexibility which exists at all levels of a BG's function is the core of it's identity.
I can agree with that but I am also finding that with some work in the right stats they make some very nice tanks as well. The only down side I have been hitting is they seem to have lower tanking focused stats on gear than that of a Chosen or a Black Orc.
Be the supporter tank on bosses (guard MT, also gettin' yer hate up) while dishing out damage (usin' said hate. And the hate you get from hitting). Did I mention dishing out damage?
Also help tanking one or two champions at trash pulls.
I have a lvl 24 BG tank and in PvE she is proving very hard to kill, in RvR if i have a good healer with me i can out last most other tanks. What u got to look at is the skills u get and if if u want to tank toughness is the way to go. Why? well because u get a skill that when u use hatefully strike it improves ur toughness by a % of how much hate u have and as any BG knows most of the time u r spamming that skill
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