Thordan as PLD is Amazing

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Originally Posted by Jim_Berry

I'm still seeing tanks needing to use STR gear, though, due to dps check.

On a side note, I now go to learning parties as PLD (originally NIN). Why can't my PLD hit hard and use Bladedance? lol...

I try to keep in consideration that their dps PLDs/Knights who are just periodically LBing us. That way I don't feel so bad.

Really is nice to be able to use every tool we have there aside from Cover (and Clemency still being iffy).

The fight design still sadly keeps WAR as the centerpiece and PLD and DRK as the swaps though. And as much as PLDs finally have a fight that they work well in, they haven't been fixed either...

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Originally Posted by abzoluut

So you want a DPS check solely for the DPS? Tanks just sit there as a vitality hero and ansorb damage, I don't understand. Or, when tanks wear fending right side, SE magically can't put in DPS checks?

Even if the DPS could handle all the DPS checks (which always is the case once the group overgears), you would still try to max yours as a tank I assume right? That's the whole point: while using your mitigation (cooldowns) at the right times, max DPS while also succesfully handle mechanics.

Would love to hear suggestions for a change instead of "omgz0r, I need to deepz as tank!"

I think the point was more than the swap to Str accs may still be worth less (or at least no more) than the swap from PLD to another MT (DRK/WAR) for their higher dps? PLD MT's dps has only gotten about a 4% bonus, iirc, with the Shield Swipe change. They're still a fair bit behind the others for MT damage.

Still waiting on Savage Blade enmity mod up and slight RoH potency buff...