yes, thief need DW IX so I can sub paladin! get a life people, thief has plenty of abilities to make it unique and a strong job in it's own right. Triple attack puts end-game thief in the top damage dealers even without Atma, TH means we can actually afford to play (even if it doesn't work as well as we think it should). Flee|hide so we have an out when it all hits the fan and hate stealing abilities that would actually work better on a designed tank job-or at least on both.

Seriously, not every job should simply have every other job's signature abilities-and thief's signature abilities are steal, SATA and TH, not Dual Wield-otherwise we could simply redesign the game with no classes and you basically merit up every ability the game has to offer. Personally, I would quit.