Tank imbalance between equipment (skill and abilities are not being factored in here)

[Phafi]

With the introduction of the iLVL95 Allagan Weapons, PLD and WAR have a distinct difference in their stats such as STR, VIT, and Accuracy.

PLD

Allagan Sword

Previous:
STR 22
VIT 25
ACC 18
Parry 26

Current:
STR 24
VIT 28
ACC 19
Parry 28

+ Allagan Round Shield (which is still i90 based on the database provided on lodestone)
STR 9
VIT 10
ACC 7
Parry 11

these bring the totals to

Previous: w/ Allagan Round Shield i90
STR 31
VIT 35
ACC 25
Parry 37

Current: w/ Allagan Round Shield i90
STR 33
VIT 38
ACC 26
Parry 39

Vs Allagan Battleaxe

Previous
STR31 (match)
VIT35 (match)
DTR18 (N/A)
ACC37 (If this is compared to the Parry stat, then this went up at the same rate)

Current:
STR 34 (not a match)
VIT 39 (not a match)
DTR 19 (N/A)
ACC 39 (If this is compared to the Parry stat, then this went up at the same rate)

Conclusion: If you don't want to raise the Allagan Round Shield to item level 95, then could you compensate by providing the excess stats to the Allagan Blade itself, effectively making it :
STR 25
VIT 29
ACC 20
Parry 28

(stats that were changed have been bolded)

[NeonC]

Can't mitigate item stats

[Vactus]

1str, 1vit. You have both tanking stats as well. Overall the PLD allagan is better.

[Positron]

Meh, personally I wouldn't mind if WAR gear started to pull away from PLD in VIT (I main PLD). It seems kind of lazy for everything of the same ilv to have exactly identical primary stats, especially when they're for classes that are designed to be optimized differently.

Moreover, the Allagan Blade is still an upgrade and I'm sure i95 and higher shields will be added at some point.

[Artemas]

If your essays were half as eloquent as this, you'd be finished with school by now.

[Churchill]

dumb, sage