Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Suggestions and Feedback Soldier protection skills

In D:OS, on harder difficulties (and especially when modifier to be even harder) our main problem was that the tank couldn't die but it really had problems protecting anyone. Shackles of pain and taunt helped, but these were really the only ways to really protect others. I'd love to see more protection-themed skills that really help to build a tank while the others could be damage machines.

Few suggestions:

"Life link - Link with an ally to take 50% of the damage the ally received"

"For the greater good - Sacrifice yourself so that all damage received in an area 2 meters of you will damage you"

"Shield sacrifice - Leave (or throw) your shield on the ground, forming a cover for your allies. The cover has X health and if broken, it'll go back to your inventory with 0 durability. Can be picked up at any time"

I can confirm we're going to see more defense/shield oriented skills for warfare, some a bit similar to what you've suggested. So "tanking" will be a bit more useful than the first game I think.

The "tank" archetype was garbage in the first game you were better off just killing them but its different in this one. What i mean is the armor system provides a good buffer to make use of pain reflec + necro which is available to us with "taunt skills in place this can only become so much better.

There was a skilltree offered for a defender like type, but it did not got chosen so they won't implement it.