Quote Originally Posted by Odett View Post
Where are you getting that 22% from exactly, and it's not a "questionable" increase. It's a tradeoff of 20% more damage received for a 20% damage gain for DRK, as well as being able to use Blood Weapon and getting more MP back and increasing DPS even further, and for PLD a 20% more damage received for a 15% damage gain. Taking off your tank stance situationally has its uses.
Not completely accurate. With Grit and Darkside on, you operate at 92% of your default damage with neither active. Turning grit off buffs your damage to 115%. That's a straight up 25% damage increase swapping from Grit -> no Grit. It's a 20% loss to swap back to Grit.

Similarly for Paladin, going from 85% -> 100% is a gain of ~17.6%, not including the additional Sword Oath auto buff. Going back is a 15% decrease.

Percentages are multiplicative, not additive. You should really not think of 80% damage -> 100% damage being a 20% boost in damage, because it just honestly is not.