Quote Originally Posted by PArcher View Post
IDK. With the DPS checks they had, I'm sure they were at least expecting melded accessories, or a mix of STR and VIT (rather than the 1 melded/4 STR or full STR we use now).
The main reason I don't think this to be the case is that they didn't change anything about tank loot priority, though. They had a natural progression curve in mind and tanks were still unable to Need on Slaying gear, so I'd imagine they did their testing assuming that tanks would be taking the accessories that were what they had Need access to. If they had really intended for tanks to use Slaying accessories in any capacity, they probably would have also changed loot priorities in general. Given that they specifically mentioned not wanting pentamelds to feel like they were required back when they announced changes to tank damage were coming, I also rather doubt they balanced around them specifically, either.