Need help between war and pld

[Llus]

I main all three tanks:

PLD:
My go-to tank when I'm learning new content. I also prefer it during some Raids.

DRK:
My bread & butter for dungeons, as well as for that 1/20 times where I don't feel like being MT.

WAR:
My least played, but I'll hop on her when I want to have fun as MT and OT.

If you're not MT as DRK your doing it wrong. DRK gets MP from taking damage (blood price), more MP = more DA + Souleater & DA + Carve and Spit. They also proc reprisal and low blow timer reset only when parrying an attack. Even if you're paired with a PLD you should be MT as PLD's proc for shield swipe isn't near as good as DRK's reprisal & low blow and they can stay in sword oath most of the fight (only problem with them is their damage combo includes an enmity generation skill and you'll have to power slash more)

[Jim_Berry]

If you're not MT as DRK your doing it wrong. DRK gets MP from taking damage (blood price), more MP = more DA + Souleater & DA + Carve and Spit. They also proc reprisal and low blow timer reset only when parrying an attack. Even if you're paired with a PLD you should be MT as PLD's proc for shield swipe isn't near as good as DRK's reprisal & low blow and they can stay in sword oath most of the fight (only problem with them is their damage combo includes an enmity generation skill and you'll have to power slash more)

I know, but if I'm to MT, I go as PLD. I'll accept MT as DRK if there's two of us there, or there's a WAR with me. I don't optimize on my tanks, either, so when I'm MT as DRK, I'm in Grit for most (if not all) of the fight, because my reality is this:

NINs seem to want to use Shadewalker strategically, so I can never drop tank stance after the pull due to the high burst damage from the rest of the group. Had an argument when the group were all emo and wanted me to drop Shield Oath as MT for added dps, but the NIN wouldn't Shade me or hit the WAR with Smokescreen (the WAR prioritized his BB combo since it has the highest damage potency).

To play it safe, I stay in tank stance.