WAR love is out of hand. Twelve forbid the other Tanks stand out in any way.

[Phoenicia]

Multiple snips.

WAR is ahead of DRK in DPS by 50%? You must be playing with really bad DRKs if they can't pull more than 600. There are MANY parses of DRKs pulling 900+. With slashing debuff, 900 x 1.11 = 1000. Same as WAR. PLD is hardly behind in OT DPS.

Where are you pulling your numbers from? I provided many mathematical proves that you can do the same raid DPS without a WAR in group. Parses and videos were also provided.

You speak as if WAR is the only class in the game with the slashing debuff. What about NIN? Btw, NIN is the second highest DPS in the entire game and they provide the best raid DPS buffs, there is no reason not to include one. PLD/DRK + NIN function EXACTLY AS WELL as any WAR comb.

WAR is the best OT, PLD/DRK are the best MTs with the preference depending on fight. You're trying to stick a square peg in a round hole.

Please stop making these ignorant comments. WAR mitigation is 7% ahead of PLD (at the cost of 4% behind in effective healing). DRK provides the same DPS as WAR and PLD provides far more utility than WAR. Nothing an OT WAR does he can't do as MT. Based on the fight, the three tanks perform equally well in either role (OT or MT). Again look around the forums and you'll find the numbers since "math doesn't lie".