PLD dps needs to be buffed, current dps a joke

[Shining_Tiger_Excalibur]

I don't even know where to begin with how to voice my worries about a class I've played for over a year (Paladin.)

I am terribly incompetent when it comes to knowing other tanks, or jobs in general for that matter. What we all need to do as players of this game is fucking listen to one another and meet each other half way on ALL of it. That's the only way this clusterfuck of an expansion is ever going to even out (at least until additional classes/jobs are added that make this a 4 tanks/4 healers/8dps.) Any form of odd number will ALWAYS fracture this player base and have one or more roles left out.

The only way I can think in near future with 3/3/7 being not completely abysmal when it concerns the "fairness" of roles is if we are reworked from the ground up to compliment each other like it was (sort of) pre-heavansward. We're at each others throats right now because Trinity doesn't work, we're all terrified.

I apologize for the foul language....sometimes it's just needed though.

[Phoenicia]

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Shoot, maybe in an alternate universe where A3S turned out like that, instead of topics saying "Buff PLD DPS, its survivability isn't needed!" you'd get topics saying, "Buff DRK's survivability, its DPS doesn't justify how bad it is at surviving A3S!"

But, this "alternate universe" is not so alternate when just 4 weeks back these forums were full of "I got kicked because I'm DRK" and "DRKs stop using STR, you're squishy!" and "Please buff DRK survivability" threads.

As I said in most of my posts, DRK is only in a good place because the content allowed for it.

[Shining_Tiger_Excalibur]

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But, this "alternate universe" is not so alternate when just 4 weeks back these forums were full of "I got kicked because I'm DRK" and "DRKs stop using STR, you're squishy!" and "Please buff DRK survivability" threads.

As I said in most of my posts, DRK is only in a good place because the content allowed for it.

From what my dear friend (I actually mean that, not just as a phrase,) who plays a Dark Knight and has dabbled in INT accessories since "magic tank," says his AOE damage has practically doubled, which means he heals more as well. Granted this is seemingly more along the lines of 4 man content utility, but it's interesting.

[Phoenicia]

From what my dear friend (I actually mean that, not just as a phrase,) who plays a Dark Knight and has dabbled in INT accessories since "magic tank," says his AOE damage has practically doubled, which means he heals more as well. Granted this is seemingly more along the lines of 4 man content utility, but it's interesting.

lol! Experimenting with INT, now that's brave! I shall give it a shot on a dummy for funsies.

[Habien]

From what my dear friend (I actually mean that, not just as a phrase,) who plays a Dark Knight and has dabbled in INT accessories since "magic tank," says his AOE damage has practically doubled, which means he heals more as well. Granted this is seemingly more along the lines of 4 man content utility, but it's interesting.

Your friend is very mistaken. I just tested this on a dummy, all DRK damage scales with strength. Equipping any INT accessory lowers you damage, equipping all INT accessories lowers you damage a lot. I'm also not sure how he "heals more" doing more magic damage, unless you mean DA+Abyssal Drain.

[Shining_Tiger_Excalibur]

My most sincere apologies then, for spreading misinformation out of ignorance.

[Valkyrie-Amber]

So returning to my thread and still seeing darks and wars that think plds are fine,

I will state why these two classes pretend that plds dps is fine its simple 2 tank slots per duty end of story so if dark is superior to pld which it is atm in most cases then you would go war+war or drk+war.

If plds got buffed to be equal to dark magic migration and similar dps then there would be more fights cause only 2 tank slots 3 tank classes. but just cause only 2 tank slots doesn't mean tank classes should be so far aprt with the exception of warrior.

[Tadus]

So returning to my thread and still seeing darks and wars that think plds are fine,

If plds got buffed to be equal to dark magic migration and similar dps then there would be more fights cause only 2 tank slots 3 tank classes.

No lol dont buff PLD. Drk hits hard because he uses one two-hand sword. It would be ridiculous seeing a pld doing the same damage as drk. PLD's damage is fine, i wont cri if they buff us though, but what we really need are adjusments in our skills and fighting style aka send him to the fun dep.

[Valkyrie-Amber]

oh but the fact is dark has the exact same migration as a pld and also did you know they are tank classes?

also on top of this darks superior magic defense too so superior dps sameish physical migration unless rng gives you a tone of shield blocks and the fact darks also have superior magic defense.

Sorry but your view on balance is stupid atleast wars are actually alil more glassy so their extra dps is fine darks is not unless they get defense nerfed midrange between pld and war then I would be fine.

[Valkyrie-Amber]

make mobs hit a lot harder physical and plds would be ok but that's not the case is alex savage magic damage and tank superiority not balance.