I leveled a full tank build all the way to up lvl 80.
I went full CON and got EVERY defensive skill possible.
Here are my conclusions. It’s useless.
Cons:
-You do 0 damage. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to quest alone because bosses later in the game take you anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes to kill.(my record is like 35 minutes)
-You still get wrecked by magic damage.(making it really really really hard to kill some bosses)
-You have a stupid amount of hp but no real healing to back it up.(Only the increased regen but that isn’t that much)
-People that took Peltasta 1(or just didn’t go full CON) do only a slightly worse job than you tanking while actually doing damage.
-Most people would trade you without a second thought for a tank that does damage but has a slightly smaller taunt.
-It’s not even needed to have a taunter in party’s. Attacks are dodgable and most people don’t run a glass cannon build. Making it entirely possible to just have a party without the need for a Peltasta.
-Taunt isn’t actually that great. After you taunt it takes several long seconds before mobs enter your melee range. This can cause minor or even large annoyances.
Pros:
-Big ass taunt. Cause leveled up Swash Buckling is great.
-When you guard almost nothing can kill you through it. Only magic damage.
-You can farm very effectively in a party. Pretty much anywhere too.
Conclusion: yes you’re tanky as fk and can swag around tanking a shitload while taunting entire rooms. But you do entirely no damage and every other class in the game will laugh at you(not kidding). Entirely reliant on other players to do your damage. Not that much more useful than any other Swordsman with Peltasta C1.