Are the crafted accessories as viable on WAR as they are PLD?

[Maqaqa]

tldr - if your goal when gearing is to be harder to kill than anybody else, stay away from melded stuff, you only want the _of fending suffix

if your goal is something else, by all means buy some jewelry

Why not to get BOTH and be versatile? I didnt see anyone suggesting this but its what a good tank should do.
Full VIT gear to offtank T4 and T5 would be a waste of HPs.

[Vmage]

Why not to get BOTH and be versatile? I didnt see anyone suggesting this but its what a good tank should do.
Full VIT gear to offtank T4 and T5 would be a waste of HPs.

well.. the question was about 'best in slot', and by definition there can't be more than one 'best'.. that's what the word means :s

but yeah, versatility is good

personally i wear allagan strength jewelry when OTing, but melded stuff is a decent option too

[Maqaqa]

personally i wear allagan strength jewelry when OTing

Man i like that stuff lol... but cant really cast lots on it >.<

[Darthvoltrius]

Reasons I use Gryphonkin over Allagan tank accssories:

1. Allagan tank accessories are a myth in my group, have yet to see one drop over the course of 10ish weeks
2. Group can do turns 1-4 one shot barring any derps, currently practicing twintania
3. If I can do turns 1-5 with gryphonskin then allagan tank is not NECESSARY
4. If I don't NEED allagan tank, then why not increase dps a little while maintaining survivability? Considering putting on full DPS allagan accessories, lord knows how many mnk/drg drops we've gotten so far -.-
5. Gil is easy to make, stop being lazy and farm/spiritbind stuff for your materia needs.
6. Till they release constantly harder hitting content then allagan tank accessories are not NECESSARY. Note I'm not talking about predictable spike dmg like twintania.
7. I'm a War and I don't intend on playing PLD else i'll fall asleep while playing so I'd rather increase the PLD's already retarded great survivability by not lotting the allagan tank accessories when they drop.

2.1 buffs may change my view slightly if Twintania is better tanked by Warrior.

[Vmage]

Man i like that stuff lol... but cant really cast lots on it >.<

I main PLD/WAR for my fc.. but i've ended up with more drg loot from coil than anything else

I'm pretty sure we've "rotted" more strength loot than we've seen healer + tank loots combined.

...and by rotted i mean people with mnk/drg alts greeded