War had actual legitimate issues in 2.0, issues that if not addressed would guarantee a double pld comp for the entirety of 2.x. Pld right now is simply fills a niche (very well at that) that just isn't needed right now. Top guilds force their players to change their jobs based on what is currently required to perform the very best, so that's not really a sign that pld is bad so much as that pld is not part of current raids best composition. This was an inevitable event once we had more tank jobs than there were slots for tanks in parties. Someone is going to be considered weaker for various content and passed over for party slots. The only time a job is going to need buffs is when there is no situation in which that job can justify a party slot