Fending vs. Slaying accessories at this point in the game

[Xenosan]

I wouldn't be so quick to count PLD out for being the 'turtle' of the love triangle.

14k HP seems to be a safe number for the moment,

I've yet to see real numbers for a PLD proper - But I have seen BISMARK EX a PLD throwing 600+ steady throughout the entire fight - and doing so not really even trying to max deeps - just swapping to Sword Oath when tanking only 1 mob. (full STR right side)

[VargasVermillion]

Well I asked mainly because I did a fractal run with pretty much the same set up as WAR (str 30, 3 slaying accessories. only thing missing was the hive shield) and I seemed more squishy than WAR and yes i did use CDs, might just be my imagination since WAR gets bigger heals than PLD. Point being was I just as easy to heal as a WAR in that scenario?

[OliviaBadger]

I wouldn't be so quick to count PLD out for being the 'turtle' of the love triangle.

14k HP seems to be a safe number for the moment,

I've yet to see real numbers for a PLD proper - But I have seen BISMARK EX a PLD throwing 600+ steady throughout the entire fight - and doing so not really even trying to max deeps - just swapping to Sword Oath when tanking only 1 mob. (full STR right side)

A PLD in sword oath can around 800-850 on a dummy in STR spec in sword oath, so yes they can do good dps, but what I meant more was the reason you see less PLD in STR than WARs is probably due to the fact that people choose to play PLD for their defensive capabilities.

EDIT: I think it may also be to do with your priorities in the role you're on. Since PLD will be designated as MT in most scenarious, their priority is aggro > staying alive > dps. A WAR will take the OT spot whether you have a DRK or a PLD, and their priorities are DPS and debuffs. Of course this "MT tanks the boss while OT smacks it from the side" format was all based on coil. The Alex raids have a different kind of setup, so we may see the meta change