Quote Originally Posted by Tint View Post
the problem is PLD is designed for having the best defense and WAR is designed to have the best dps. and it seems square will go back to this course in 4.2.
It actually looks like PLD, WAR and DRK are planned to do all the same dps, have the same defense and compareable raid utility.

From 4.0 to now it was PLD-best dps, WAR-2. best dps, DRK-worst dps. And nearly all stormblood patches were PLD-small dps nerf, WAR and DRK small dps buffs.

Making one the best dps and another the best defense would lead to the same situation we had in 3.x and we have right now. The both best dps are choosen, the other is left behind (if he does not bring amazing stuff) I doubt SE is trying to do this again, cause they already could have done this, by giving a big dps nerf to PLD and big dps Buff to WAR->Done!

I'm pretty sure DRK will get a 3.Combo Finisher, a raid wide utility skill (for more dps), better defense and QoL buffs sooner or later and there is a chance that 4.2 will be a DRK fixing patch, like 4.1 was a WAR fixing patch.