Why Avoid Parry?

[Freyyy]

and parry is even a worst stat on Pld, since how the game calculates incoming damage. It first sees if a incoming hit is block first, then calculates if parry procs, if block procs it never gets to the parry proc chance stage. Parry has larger diminishing returns on Pld versus the other 2 tanks.

PLD is in fact the only one who gets this "double check" when taking physical damage. When taking damage, the game checks twice (block, if not, parry, if not, full damage) if you passively mitigate the hit instead of just once (parry, if not, full damage). It increases their overall passive physical mitigation. But parry is still garbage tho. I'm not saying that it's good on PLD or whatever.

[Isius]

PLD is in fact the only one who gets this "double check" when taking physical damage. When taking damage, the game checks twice (block, if not, parry, if not, full damage) if you passively mitigate the hit instead of just once (parry, if not, full damage). It increases their overall passive physical mitigation. But parry is still garbage tho. I'm not saying that it's good on PLD or whatever.

Yes, it's true Pld is the only class atm that gets this double check system, but it really doesn't change the fact you get diminishing returns with parry on Pld versus the other two tanks. If your block always gets activated first there is no point in stacking extra parry on a Pld, skills like Sheltron/Bulwark also decrease the value of parry on Pld. Block is just a better Parry anyways, and with both Block/Parry Pld does get more passive physical mitigation versus the other tanks, but doesn't change the fact a activated block will always override parry giving parry less chances to activated on a Pld.

So parry does have diminishing returns on Pld, and stacking parry is even less useful on Pld versus the other tanks, especially when new patches come out with better gear/shields, just based on how the game calculates incoming damage.