Is it time for SE to give PLDs a good bump in terms of DPS?

[SpookyGhost]

Can you clarify?

You've sort of got the right idea, in that FoF does pseudo nullify Shield Oath, however your percentages are off.

Shield Oath lowers damage dealt by 20%. This is calculated first. So, lets say you start at 100 damage dealt, this would bring you down to 80. FoF increases physical damage dealt by 30% - so this is 30% of 80, not of 100. This leaves you with 80 + 24 = 104. So it nullifies the Shield Oath penalty, but only gains you 4/100 which is far from 10% extra.

However, this also doesn't come close to WAR's opening burst with 3 CDs to pop, and a Berserk buffed 300 potency attack. Basically, in tank stance, WAR blows PLD out of the water in terms of damage dealt. Outside of tank stance is where things get way closer, and PLD pulls ahead in most cases (especially since they maintain all CDs whereas WAR loses IB).