Tank Scaling still a massive issue

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Would it really be better if Omega drops were the only option for gear ?

Considering it has 20 higher ilv, it's bullshit how marginal the improvement is compared to non overmelded i320 crafted accs or lakshmi accs. But hey, at the very least I get 2 more str from 20 ilv upgrade, so it's still not as bad as gordias or pre 4.05, since pure vit acc drops would be literal garbage for progression.

You can contextualize it all you want, the fact of the matter is that getting 'fending' one week is no different than getting 'slaying' another, because the stuff is clearable with the i320 crafted / Omega story.

In this regard, getting fending over DPS/Healing isn't a huge detriment, especially since it's only on the right side, which is significantly less than leftside upgrades.

I can't speak for the day-1 clearers, but I doubt any of them saw nothing but Slaying drop, and those drops likely did not influence the clear orders at any significant margin.

All accessory upgrades provide marginal benefit, but the main dmg stat gain from upgrading a i320 fending acc is 1/7 of the other jobs so that's still a bad thing.

For low ilv progression dps gain would help in covering for mistakes as I mentioned before. Tanks having more hp is also helpful to cover for mistakes, but 1.5k hp on a tank is way less valuable than let's say 1.5k hp on a dps or healer if you consider the type of damage we are taking. 1.5k extra hp is way less likely to save a tank from a tank buster in case of a mistake in mitigation or healing, compared to 1.5k extra hp to save a dps from getting one shot by aoe or mechanics. I'd argue extra hp past the amount provided by minimum ilv gear to clear the raid is least valuable on a tank.