People will still use 270 STR accessoires after 4.05 Good Job square enix.

[Shurrikhan]

And suddenly, the free T6 Materia tanks can print via AiN makes sense.

Hurray for another expansion of zero melding choice for tanks.

At least we won't be paying our severed limbs for the stuff, though.

[VenKitsune]

I do think the scaling could be slightly better, maybe an extra +5 STR on each ilvl respectively but otherwise this is a change in the right direction and its still the most tank "balancing" SE has done since 2.x days.

[FallenWings]

>Raid boss dies.
>Raid party celebrates their victory and are all jumping with glee as the chests appear.
>Congratulations and 'Post SS of Loot' spam in FC Chat/LS.
>Open chest
>X Ring of Fending, X Bracelet of Fending.
>Everyone: ... Oh.
>The Tanks: ... Yeah we're pretty disappointed too. (Also experiencing Gordias PTSD)
>Looks like we're not passing that DPS check this week guys.

[Reynhart]

Hurray for another expansion of zero melding choice for tanks.

Was there ever a choice ?

[FallenWings]

Was there ever a choice ?

Choosing between the various flavours like Tenacity, Crit, Det, Direct Hit, or SS for smaller DPS differences is better than MAIN STAT or go home.

[Reynhart]

Choosing between the various flavours like Tenacity, Crit, Det, Direct Hit, or SS for smaller DPS differences is better than MAIN STAT or go home.

But it was never really that way. In ARR, raid gear were used because crafted gear were released much later, so no melds.
In Gordias, you still focused on overmelding STR.
At Midas and beyond, calculation was changed, so you melded STR on raid drops, and now, you still meld STR on raid drops.

And even with secondary stats, apart from melding accuraty to hit the cap (which I'm sure very few people actually liked), you still melded the stat with highest weight possible.

[FallenWings]

But it was never really that way. In ARR, raid gear were used because crafted gear were released much later, so no melds.
In Gordias, you still focused on overmelding STR.
At Midas and beyond, calculation was changed, so you melded STR on raid drops, and now, you still meld STR on raid drops.

And even with secondary stats, apart from melding accuraty to hit the cap (which I'm sure very few people actually liked), you still melded the stat with highest weight possible.

I know how it was. My point was that tanks are still the only ones having to meld their mainstat and don't get the luxury of choice like the other roles.

[Leigaon]

Was there ever a choice ?

Only to those..who want to believe.



To the sober people? No...

[Chrono_Rising]

270 meta is dead. Thank god. Pentamelded crafted accessories are even more valuable for secondary stat gain.

[Kerwin]

Anyone still using STR accessories on their tanks at this point deserves to be vote kicked anyways.

What really bothers me is when they do mass pulls on trash and die and then blame the heals.

Bad tanks will be bad I guess.