PLD, WAR, & DRK balancing ideas

[Brian_]

Clearing A12S is harder on PLD than it is on DRK or WAR. You either have to tank swap or are stretched very thin on CDs. Both those constitute making a fight harder in my eyes.

Could you still clear with PLD? Sure. I don't think the point was that PLD isn't viable. The point was that it's not optimal and it isn't.

Does being optimal ultimately matter to most people? It depends. PLD wasn't optimal back in Gordias and it mattered because the gap was large enough to have a real impact on everyone regardless of skill or motivation. PLD isn't optimal in A12S but the gap is comparably much smaller so it matters much less.

Relative balance is what's important because absolute balance is basically impossible.