Originally Posted by
LeaderofAtlantis
PLD should NOT be on par with DD classes in damage. This is the same stuff I hear from THFs too. I'll say the same thing here that I said there - there's plenty of jobs that are DDs. If you want to be a DD, pick one of them. They each specialize in a form of DD so there's enough variety to go around.
PLDs defense and enmity grabbing capabilities need a boost. The PLD's HP should be second only to a MNK's, that's fine, but who cares if a MNK has 3k+ HP if, on unblocked hits, they're taking 200-250 dmg from non criticals whereas a PLD, with around 2k HP is only taking 50 dmg from those same kind of unblocked hits. Maybe not that dramatic of a difference in HP or damage taken, but you get the idea.