Silly tank melds

[Voormund]

"Collectively believed" doesn't mean a thing. Given otherwise identical gear and performance the difference between a full Direct Hit melded tank and a full Tenacity melded tank is going to be about .5%. 10-15 DPS.
That's going to be far less noticeable than cutting off an extra 2.8% damage taken.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...o_stat_values/

I would rather have an extra half a percent (hell even a quarter of a percent) of DPS that is at least going to go towards helping shorten a run than a wasted 2.8% mitigation that is very likely not going to make any difference in the fight. As the stat values go up DH and Crit only further the gap between Tenacity - if the extra 2.8% of mitigation in a fight where you are in no danger of dying already is worth it to you - by all means go for it. You cannot really argue that Tenacity isn't a mediocre stat which is only slightly more useful than initially believed to be.

[EusisLandale]

You cannot really argue that Tenacity is a mediocre stat which is only slightly more useful than initially believed to be.

Initially believed? Are we going to go by the collective again? "To be basically the same exact thing as Parry." "To be avoided like the plague." "LOL 1000 points to get 1%."
The reality? Provides comparable DPS to the "best" stat that only the best of the best will ever be able to provide even the slightest actual notable gap while also providing mitigation that Parry couldn't even dream of.