So tank swaps to increase Tank DPS?

[Marxam]

Source: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...erview-summary
Source: http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs...26_703330.html

This thread has a good summary of the info from the gamewatch interview at Nantes and while I can't find the exact quote from google translate it does state that they were surprised to see healer dps in coil so are considering it in the hard mode of Alexander.

Here is the broken google translate from the jp doc:

- If you do not extend so much and so much to see as a whole?

Yoshida:　 That's right. Since both all jobs at a level 60 DPS than ever are rising, it is only meaning that extends by the amount commensurate also White Mage. The original development team, such as large labyrinth Bahamut, assumes the item level that would of general arms players can be cleared at the time of the raid capture. By summing the foundation DPS of 4DPS a tank has reached its assumption item level, it makes a clear assumption further by lowering the 15% threshold from 10%. DPS of healer does not take into calculation.

　But, certainly people in the world's top level, since the fastest capture conflict, than the item-level development has been assumed, it aims to clear at a lower item level. Sonaruto, only basic DPS of 4DSP and the tank is numerically will not be able to clear, the results, if there is a DPS to put out, will try to capture They have also calculated DPS healer by many DPS even a little, that. If they clear the video comes out, because the healer has also issued a DPS, "healer also the DPS!" But is often think, it is a situation that has occurred since "trying to clear with the impossible." By foot cut a numeric value this fully, but in the following assumption item level I also possible to make so as not to be cleared, So the high people of the players skills, increase mutual understanding and items understanding of all and to devise , to clear with the last minute of the last minute, it would end up eliminating the play called. Although it is a difficult decision, but I think still wonder if soon fixed the party's policy.

　This is also the cause of the reasons for this time Kiko Castle Alexander was supposed to implement two of the normal and hard. Again, the development team because it does not include the DPS of healer to capture the raid, compared also with other jobs in the current level cap open, I want you to think that only the sum of the rise of as healer .

[SirTaint]

SE is doing a good job watching the player base and adapting. Savage coil is a great example.

Pretty obvious they are buffing OT DPS and healer DPS. This will separate the player base even more but will allow them to cater content to multiple groups and skill levels.

I'm hoping Alexander HM will have a high enough gear check to require some NM drops.

[Donjo]

Yeah, it would be nice for it to be literally impossible to win at full i170 + 2 Alex NM drops. But that would depend on whether or not they considered the Week 1 FcoB victories a bad thing.

[Whiston]

Oh perfect, thanks for the links guys! (admittedly I missed that thread after reading pretty much every other press release update thread)