Run vs Pld

[dasva]

I think I'd rather have it as a good hybrid between the 2. If you make it full DD... well it's going to be useless since there's no way they are going to make it better than the current kings. If they make it a full fledged tank you either out pld somehow or continue to be not as good as pld and not used.... not like pld gets much use anyways

[saevel]

I think I'd rather have it as a good hybrid between the 2. If you make it full DD... well it's going to be useless since there's no way they are going to make it better than the current kings. If they make it a full fledged tank you either out pld somehow or continue to be not as good as pld and not used.... not like pld gets much use anyways

It's a support DD, not a tank. It was never and can never be a Tank, FFXI's enmity and damage mechanics don't support "tanking". The best it could do is hold a NM that happens to heavily rely on a specific element for damage, essentially nakuls.

Now you know what RUN is absolutely amazing at? Ensuring your DD's don't die. Valiance is absolutely amazing. It turns the shark fight into a complete joke. One For All is pretty awesome too, provided you time it right, again the shark is a perfect example. Pop it right when your melee's engage it and they can pretty much ignore it's magic damage for awhile.

So basically RUN does damage while providing utility. This allows it to be strategically deployed to various battles. Many JP groups refuse to do Foret without 2 solid RUN's for this reason.