Magic Evasion Bonus Job Trait

[CebPtolemy]

Aladdin dodged the guards attacks but pretty much got fucked by Jafar when he started using magic on him. Clearly this shows thfs avoidance doesn't stretch to magic.

On a more serious note it really doesn't make much sense for thf to get magic evasion if you think about it. Although it'd be handy it just doesn't fit in with our job description or as far as i'm aware the job description of thfs throughout ff games.
If your determined then get a MDT- set to further fill up your bagspace and swap in for nasty -Ga's but out from that just bring a whm and suck it up. :s

[Arcon]

Aladdin dodged the guards attacks but pretty much got fucked by Jafar when he started using magic on him. Clearly this shows thfs avoidance doesn't stretch to magic.

Awesome. But yeah, THFs weren't build to last, if any melee deserves a MDB trait it should be MNK. THFs can already tank way better than they were intended for, right up there with MNK and NIN, I have a sneaking suspicion SE may change that somehow.

[Pesh]

if SE wants THF up on the front line stabbing NMs with their daggers to proc TH (which without giving us subtle blow I think is unlikely to happen in a lot of situations) they'll have to give us something.

I hate to burst your bubble, but plenty of THF are on the front line tanking NMs already. My LS has me on the mob full time and our other DDs will gain TP on exp mobs then run in for WS before backing out. When a spell hits me, I'm usually one taking the LEAST amount of damage.

THF isn't like any of the other DDs. You have to use your head and adapt to every situation (mostly through your gear swaps). That's what makes the job enjoyable rather than some static DD that just smashes a WS macro.

THFs can already tank way better than they were intended for, right up there with MNK and NIN, I have a sneaking suspicion SE may change that somehow.

I doubt it. A smart THF will always find a way to ride the hate line. A smart THF is always waiting for the Collaborator timer to come up and they'll cycle the people they're hitting with it (you'd be surprised how much hate you can keep just by using Collaborator on your WHM). So you're managing people's hate by keeping their enmity down while increasing yours and if you lose hate to a DD, you just slap a nice SA-WS off and boom, more hate.

With more and more low man situations, I think SE is giving us a lot more options when it comes to jobs. I highly doubt they'll take that away.