Thank you SE

[eagledorf]

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No, it really was basically just DPS that first pushed PLD out.

People make a big deal about Path, but you only used it occasionally because BB was more DPS. A3S PLD had such superior mitigation that a group was able to solo tank+solo heal it with PLD just sitting at max stacks the entire time, but it didn't matter for most groups because DPS.

A4S they actually designed the fight so mitigation didn't matter for most mechanics ("Darkness" type damage, damage not from the boss that couldn't be debuffed, not being able to even target the boss for 2/3 of the fight to apply Path, flat damage from dolls being eaten that cooldowns didn't work on, etc.) and most damage on the tank other than the beams after Royal Pentacle was a joke. Those beams you could trade HG to make trivial as well, but none of that mattered because DPS.


Now, DRG was a part of the reason PLD brought such bad DPS and they've taken some steps to fix that by eliminating most debuffs and nerfing Disembowel, but DPS is supreme over all unless they make it actually impossible without the mitigation a particular job brings. If they were to do that, say you can get around gear checks only if you have PoA, it would be an even bigger failure than Heavensward in terms of balance and would not impress me at all.