IB punt needs a buff..

[Jildaz]

No one said its hard to use, no one said its unplayable. We say its harder to use compare to other tanks with not much benefit out of it. Yes there is barrier language and perhaps you don't really understand what i Say, so be it.

The main topic of this thread is to ask for gameplay improvement, to make the class smoother. No one is complaining here.
Play an IB, and when your DPS will ask a KD to secure kill, but you can't because you did not block an attack because you parried it or dodge it, or dirsupt it, you just say, sry cant KD. And Same goes with punt, to keep your oath friend with buff you need to use a lot of grudge and in some situation its hard to keep it up.

OFC i am talking about small scale here, you dont have this issue in WB. Don"t get me wrong , i am talking about small scale situation, 3/6 man roam parties /sc.
If there's no one else but healers left to kill, or chasing someone that doesnt hit you, you can't build grudge, you dont block, you hit with a soft noodle and you just have 0 tool as a SNB to actually assist and kill secure the target.

This is not an issue BG have because its way easier to build hate as you do it just by hitting opponents, without a tactic slot, and Snb KD + Punt get buffed with hate. Its the same Issue but not the same results.

i am not even talking about 2H spec, this is not viable imo nowadays with all SH / Sorc / maguses around.

Again its not a complain, it just feels sometimes not fair to put efforts for not so much. (like wtf you have to throw 5 daggers before entering a fight with a special tactic slot which is not that good either x) )

[Grunvagr]

A couple things:

-the dark protector on Blackguard does NOT cause a GCD. You can press it and immediately press Elite Training (or any other skill). This is the oath protector equivalent to the Ironbreaker skill. (Google search confirms the same. Tested it in game last night and it works. No GCD occurs.)

-when knocked down you cannot parry or block. Again, I paid attention in game when I KD’d enemy tanks and when I fell down and never did I see a parry or block text.

[Fey]

That's weird. I KD a zealot yesterday and he parried my punt. Maybe I was out of range. The game does a really good job of firing skills while out of range, and they do nothing.

Unless something has changed you can absolutely block and party while KD.

[gisborne]

IB is probably the strongest tank in the game fighting over that fact with BO

Aha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahaha!

Wait, you're serious?

[nocturnalguest]

IB is probably the strongest tank in the game fighting over that fact with BO

Aha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahaha!

Wait, you're serious?

Why laughing? Its actually true for any organised gameplay. For how majority plays - yeah, there are more dumb options that are more effective if all you do is W and press 1 with cold beer in one hand.

[Alubert]

IB is probably the strongest tank in the game fighting over that fact with BO

Aha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahaha!

Wait, you're serious?

It’s true. BO and IB are top tanks.
I don't know why you're surprised.
I'll add that the IB knockback is very good and effective.