Enmity

[Dale]

How is the argument that a DD can cap/recap hate faster than a PLD who is DDing and/or using Cure spells for hate silly? It isn't that PLD's can't deal damage its that they can't deal enough compared to other jobs.

It isn't just WAR and MNK I used those as reference because I played them recently. I've tanked better than PLD on BLU as well, my friend out tanks my PLD as well as several other PLDs we've PTed with on THF even when he Trick Attacks them. I've had DNCs who're setup to DD/tank hold better hate than PLDs in the group the few times we went with PLDs and DNC. Where does it stop as to who can or can't tank? I mean right now it's pretty much if you can DD better than PLD you can tank better than PLD.

I'd even dare say a SAM could out tank a PLD in Abyssea even those RR favors PLD assuming the SAM knows how to play SAM tank.

I thought the way you framed it was silly cause you neglected to point out a Paladin can dish out some respectable melee damage also and he has cures on top of that. So he can keep his hp topped off also, maintaining a high rate of enmity as well - similiar to what you are saying a warrior or monk can do by using shadows.

I guess it jsut depends what you mean when you say "out-tank". Im sure there are fights were monks and warriors can create more enmity than a Paladin. But there is a lot of fights where a Paladin can create more enmity than a monk or warrior as well. Quite a few mobs out there have insanely high physical defense. Just depends what you are up against, and I think you are exagerating how bad Paladins compare with other melee jobs.