Why do so many use Flash? I would think this would be a loss in enmity for an opener. Unless, they have increased Flash enmity potency since last time I checked (I know in 2.3ish they increased it).

Anyways, I don't main PLD but the opener I like to do when I do play the class is: FoF > Lob > CoS > FB > SW > SB > Blood > RoH > RoH combo 1 more time > GB combo > RA combo (FoF falls off). I will usually have really high enmity with this combo. And if someone is catching up, then I do RoH combo a few times when FoF comes back up. As for Lob > Flash, I don't understand how this would generate more threat. You are delaying your RoH combo by 1 GCD when you do this.

Quote Originally Posted by Enesuia View Post
I open with Provoke
Simple answer to this, Provoke place you +1 over whoever has highest enmity. At the pull, no one has any anmity, so you are now at +1 enmity. If you open with shield lob, which enmity is generated, I think 1.5x your damage, you then have ~250-300 enimty when opening with just shield lob. The reason that being at +1 enmity at a pull is bad is because ANYTHING will rip hate and cause for a dirty pull.