Strength Tanks and You.

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But Yoshida said specifically that now that high-end raiders are doing crazy raid-DPS by getting tanks and healers DPSing, they designed Heavensward encouters DPS checks with tanks AND healers DPSing in mind.

Source please?

Because in May, he emphasized again that raid encounters are not tuned with healer dps in mind.

This isn't to refute what you've said, because in a lot of situations (especially involving PUGs) you're absolutely right in that the safety is worth more than extra damage. In my own in-game experiences however I have definitely seen fights won and lost by extra damage output done by tanks and healers far more frequently (both raids and dungeons) than it probably should be. I'm talking about repeated wipes at low percentages in half-PUG groups where I finally tell our off-tank to put on all his strength gear and the wipes turn into clears.

I think this really depends on the group. There are more times than I can remember when I (as full VIT build) survive hairy moments with less than 2k HP. Then the heals drop on me and we go on to win the fight.

Bottom line, VIT builds are not as "useless" and "noob" and "harmful to the raid" as many STR supporters make it sound.