I shouldn't have to explain why standing around for 8 seconds doing nothing is bad as a tank. Pretty self explanatory.

The fact is, and whole point of the arguement, is that the skill as it is now is worthless for PLD. It's made for casters, not us.

They would have to give them their own separate raise, or swiftcast with it. It wouldn't work otherwise. It would useful in FATE/Hunt/other light group content, sure; but in anything else end-game (Which this game is built around, as much as people around here don't want to believe), it's worthless even with your fix.