Defiance still lacking in comparison to Shield Oath

[Sephirah]

Offtanking is not a role that NEEDS to be filled.

And guess what? Nowhere is it stated that warriors are offtanks. Try again.

I haven't got to 50 yet so obviously I can't answer this from experience, but I can assure you given the mechanics I've experienced so far, there will most certainly be encounters where offtanks are needed. You are so hung up on them not saying warriors are offtanks and taking that to mean that warrior should be able to do the exact same thing as a PLD, and that is just naive.

The fact is, PLD has more mitigation, that's what makes it a PLD instead of WAR. Your high hp pools, dmg, and health regen are what make you a WAR. They are different, and there may well be other fights later where WAR gets to shine. Giving WAR mitigation onpar with PLD though is not a good solution to your problem with being a WAR. Either accept what a WAR is in this game and deal with it, or switch to PLD.