Quote Originally Posted by Asierid View Post
Only thing WAR has going for it is the on demand, low CD, damage reduction in the form of IB; and better AoE damage. That aside, PLD is already better on many fronts (Even better OT damage in longer fights. IE, Bosses, where it matters). Giving them a raise just raises the bar higher than it needs to be.
WAR actually has a lot going for it. More damage while MTing, more utility while OTing (Eye + Path full time if necessary), more frequent mitigation from IB. PLD OT damage is a little higher than WAR OT but it's not a big difference. Halone debuff is ok but not as good as Path. Only other thing that PLD has going for it is Hallowed Ground.

If DRK brings a lot to raids and hallowed ground is not needed to cheese mechanics in Alexander, PLD will be the first to go (unless they get some really good stuff in the expansion).