I gotta say, I've had this idea on my mind too - namely, that Tanks should recieve both VIT and STR on their gear, but a lesser amount of STR than their VIT counterpart.


In this way, you would create a dynamic where a DPS wouldn't take the Tank accessories by virtue of the fact that it wouldn't be as effective as stacking their right-side with STR accessories. I was honestly REALLY HOPEFUL SE would notice this issue and change it because I find it absolutely rediculous that tanks, if they want to be the best, will be required to drop millions in gil every couple of content patches just to keep up.

If SE Wants to move away from crafting being BiS, they need to remove the accessories so easily outclassing their raid gear.

I don't think it's too rediculous to say have it be VIT stat at current levels, and give it a STR stat at the level of 20 item levels previous (Basically, have the STR equal to what you could get off of a crafted accessory.) This would keep it so that STR gear is still easily stronger, and if you can afford to do it? Do it.