Final Fantasy 14's most divisive tank is getting an equally divisive rework
A few details on the Paladin rework have arrived

Today's stream breaking down 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.3 provided a whole lot of new details about the rework coming for Paladin, and the changes to the job a🌱re proving just as♒ divisive as the job itself.
The developers aim to impr🐬ove Paladin's ability to deal burst damage th𒀰rough various tweaks, including a decreased reliance on damage over time. As usual for FF14, we won't get specific details on the changes until the patch actually launches, but for now the developers have a bullet point list of some of the highlights.
- Rotations have been shortened to accommodate high-powered actions
- Damage Over time effect for Goring Blade and Blade of Valor was removed and their potency was adjusted
- Divine Might is now applied after weaponskill combos, allowing an enhanced Holy Spirit to be executed once without casting
- Holy Sheltron's effect has been changed to reduce damage taken, thereby enhancing defensive capabilities against damage over time
- The previously removed Bulwark ability has been revamped and reintroduced, offering increased defensive capability
Paladin stands out from FF14's other tank jobs for its awkward rotation and high learning curve. This work could make it much friendlier to learn, but veterans fear it might strip away the class's unique playstyle to match other tanks, 𓆏which are already highly burst-focused.
FF14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida offered a few more details on the reasons for the rework in an interview with , saying (as translated by ) that "this overhaul is not about making it inconvenient or making it the same as other tank jobs, but about retooling the curreꦉnt system of the Paladin job, which has been distor🔯ted considerably by the excessive buildup. So it is not about taking only Hallowed Ground and doing something about it."
Gematsu's summary of Yo♋shida's comments suggest♔s that the job will start to match the "homogenized" rhythm of most job rotations in modern Final Fantasy 14, and it seems players are on that specific word choice while debating the merits of this particular rework.
"I think Paladin needs a major rework and the ones who think they don’t are the ones who are already maining them or are already extremely good players," Reddit user writes. "PLD is NOT an easy job to pick up. The 😼timing on their 🦹skills can be wonky and alignment issue is easy to get behind on."
"I hope everyone here realizes that people choose to play and love PLD because it's kinda𝓀 janky, different from the other tanks, and offers a rewarding experience once you hit the skill ceiling," writes.
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If you're wondering why the devs typically hold back specific details on balance changes until patches actually go live, well, this sort of debate is exactly why. We'll see how the Paladin changes work in practice when the 澳洲幸运5开奖号☂码历史查询:Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.3 release date lands on January 10.
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