The Monk Temple Reborn

[Sleigh]

I mean, I said "still" for a reason

But subjecting PLDs to another few years of it would just be cruel, I'd think.

I actually reckon, of the 2 new combos, you could pretty easily do 123 > new DoT combo > 123 > new DPS or DoT combo. Especially with the new NIN aggro dump.

PLD aggro is plentiful enough, especially after the opener.

[Viridiana]

PLD aggro is plentiful enough.

It is for now, but everyone except the tanks are confirmed getting more potency per second of aggro. They pull ahead like crazy now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see more DPS in the xpac having to actually use Quelling, Elusive, and the new NIN ability more often. Probably not multiple times per fight or anything, but I still think the aggro lead tanks have now will shrink a bit.

[SunnyHirose]

It is for now, but everyone except the tanks are confirmed getting more potency per second of aggro. They pull ahead like crazy now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see more DPS in the xpac having to actually use Quelling, Elusive, and the new NIN ability more often. Probably not multiple times per fight or anything, but I still think the aggro lead tanks have now will shrink a bit.

I expect some aggro management too, though I hope it's not to the extreme you describe. Any time they've adjusted tank enmity generation that I can remember, it's been a buff. The aggro lead they have now is something that was rebalanced from patch to patch, probably to compensate for gear discrepancies that won't exist when we're all in AF2 and... Lightdark.

[Zamii]

It is for now, but everyone except the tanks are confirmed getting more potency per second of aggro. They pull ahead like crazy now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see more DPS in the xpac having to actually use Quelling, Elusive, and the new NIN ability more often. Probably not multiple times per fight or anything, but I still think the aggro lead tanks have now will shrink a bit.

my guess is that Ninja skill will only be used as a sort of counterbalence to allow the tanks to use solely, or at least more often, their dps rotations while tanking, thus increasing party dps.