I get it, you dont like 2h kotbs. Just remove it then.

[CptGeorges]

Alright, I have in the past made it completely clear that no matter how you put it, the 2h kotbs is getting screwed, what with magic damage nerfs (while you can still do it with Chosen AND SM, I am not faction biased, I am comparing on both sides) and runefang nerfs in the past, the lackluster channel ability that is purely physical ().
And for a brief period now, since the recent knight changes there was a time where I thought that hey, they actually did it, they balanced it. You could actually play 2h viably in small scale and still guard and still dish out good pressure! The ruenfang changes were nice, staggering impact was great, but now it just seems like... what is the point? Do you want 2h tanks (kotbs specifically) to use guard? Do you want them in the game at all?

So let me break this down fo you. I had almost 76% parry before the patch with runefang and nightless proc. Now I will be happy if I can squeeze out 45%-50 , thats with the nightless proc ONLY. And Yes that is with talismans and renown and without a shredand of pressure the spec could do before! But this is a problem for all tanks (NOT CHOSEN AND NOT SM THO), because everyone's WS got nerfed, right? YES and NO. Knight got fully screwed AGAIN! Where the hell am I going to get the numbers of initiative required? I HAVE to use nightless, and any 2h kotbs that isnt using it is deluded into thinking he is not a tank. I HAVE NO Initiative buffs in my kit. NONE! What about parry buffs? NONE! No flat increases, no buffs, only one tactic that gives u parry if you YEAH YOU GUESSED IT, use a SHIELD! No end game gear that has initiative as a good bonus! NO viable weapon that gives initiative that compares even close to nightless proc! So not only can I no longer be an efficient guard, like, at all, if I do, I lose all pressure and STILL cant even reach 50% parry without turning myself into a wet noodle brick, at which point I might as well use a shield anyway.

Why the endless hate on this spec? I have played kotbs for years now and its always the bloody 2h spec that just gets completely nerfed. Yeah,, all 2h tanks got nerfed. But kotbs? Decimated. Done. Donezo! The jig is up, pack it up, youre worthless again! Great!

Yes I am mad. But my points all stand. There is a disregard for this class and spec. There is shoehorning into snb aura bot and 30 sec cooldown punt. Thats it. Dear reader, dont play knight. And if you do by some devil you are forced to, dont even look at the conquest tree or a 2h weapon. There was a brief period here of a couple of months where it was great. Up to par with 2h IB and 2h SM, you could bring useful and unique tools. Now youre back to F tier again.

If you have any sense, REWORK the knight or REVERSE the WS changes. The knight struggled with WS already, and now he will struglle with WS, INI and parry.