LOLSE, We're not wearing 270 STR to hold hate, c'mon now...

[Ariyn]

What they need to do is add STR to right side at a 60/40 VIT/STR split and increase the scaling to tenacity. That would completely fix tanks but it'll never happen.

@Crater - Yea tenacity is a big part of the solution. It's a scaling stat that with the proper scaling will provide % increases to your DPS with the added bonus of reducing dmg taken. It's far better than STR is if they stop killing the scaling on it. 400 tenacity = like .04% right now which is the big problem. If that 400 tenacity gave 2% dmg dealt/reduced, well then that's a whole nother ballgame.

@Others saying 'tanks must have high hp' - you're trolls. Just stop. Tanks are about reducing/mitigating dmg not being a sponge. You can have a high hp tank and a high defenses tank on the same mob and I can assure you the healers will prefer the guy with more defense because it's easier to heal and more predictable. HP is only needed to compensate for mechanics. Once you have enough it's dps/mitigation every time, all the time.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

400 tenacity = like .04% right now which is the big problem. If that 400 tenacity gave 2% dmg dealt/reduced, well then that's a whole nother ballgame.

According to the latest testing, the scaling is roughly 200tenacity=1%. The link was earlier in this thread, I'll link if I find it.

Those aren't the latest. Here they are: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...city_datadump/

[Reynhart]

Tanks are about reducing/mitigating dmg not being a sponge.

No. Tanks are here to survive, each by their own means.

You can have a high hp tank and a high defenses tank on the same mob and I can assure you the healers will prefer the guy with more defense because it's easier to heal and more predictable.

You realize that defense is totally irrelevant in choosing your accessories since they all give only 1 point, right ?