Greatguardian, just a note, Seriha said "Particularly in abyssea" not "this is occuring in abyssea." It was a statement to how it could occur and where it can be seen at an extreme.

Aside from that, i dont have numbers, or proof, or records, so i could be wrong but... Wouldnt a CDC RDM (With gain str and temper) while /nin outdamage a CDC PLD if they were /war (and therefor have less DA before gear, and no offhand hit to improve the ws?) My logic would side with the rdm in that circumstance, both in TP gain, overall DOT and possibly WS damage. Not to mention a pld/war is not far out of the realm of reality. But i could be wrong, just my reasoning.