Tank Balance

[SpookyGhost]

If you disagree, then you know nothing about game design. That's a simple 100% fact.

All this would do is make tanking 10x easier than it is now. At least with DPS maximization you're putting yourself at risk if you don't play correctly. Choosing between STR and VIT before being maximum ilvl is poor game design, but it has nothing to do with the tanks themselves and all to do with the encounters.

The decision itself also isn't a casual route - there is a choice being made by the player that actually gives them a custom build for each encounter, and tanks are the only one who can do this. If STR accessories weren't an option and fights were tuned harder, you'd literally just take whatever thing had VIT on it until the cows come home. That's extremely linear and casual, which is what every other job is going for (I'm a MNK I take STR accessories, I'm a SMN I take INT accessories, etc.). Tanks are the lone exception due to the design of the encounters not being tuned high enough to warrant full VIT accessories at a low ilvl.

Also, RE: WAR MT vs PLD/DRK OT for DPS, I've always assumed WAR MT was better despite the outrageous damage of 3x FC. With a NIN, you can actually still 3x FC and the RI/Vengeance you use will actually do something (unless you pre-Infuriate > etc. then RIP Vengeance for the next minute and a half). There's also the advantage of WAR's highest enmity combo also being it's highest damaging combo, while PLD/DRK's highest enmity combo is their lowest damaging combo. The major crux of WAR MT in Deliverance is that you no longer have IB (as pointed out) and PLD/DRK still have their entire CD kit - but IB is really only relevant when a tank buster is coming. In which case you can plan ahead of time, enter Defiance ~20s before it happens w/ 5 Wrath, Unchained, build 5 Wrath, IB, then drop Defiance.