Quote Originally Posted by Chrono_Rising View Post
I really don’t get why tank accessories are “special” for no reason when it comes to stat growth.
Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Q1. Currently some tanks stack STR on their accessories to increase their DPS, are changes planned for tank accessories themselves?

A1. We will be introducing adjustments in Tuesday’s patch 4.05.
We have received feedback from tanks regarding continuing to equip item level 270 accessories.

This puts more stress on the healers, and a lack of VIT may become an issue as we enter Savage. However, top players may be able to clear even under those conditions, so we worry that that will become the norm.

As a result, we have decided to add a minimum amount of STR to accessories.
When level syncing, only tanks will have STR stacked up, but we will overlook this for content up through 3.x.

Item level will increase in coming updates, but STR will not scale the same as VIT, so we would like you to keep that in mind.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post4303186

Basicly, SE just wanted to free healers from the stress healing STR equiped tanks. It wasn't about us tanks getting accessories worth obtaining, but just make them more "appeal" to us than Alex/Proto/Shire STR accessories.

It NEVER was about tanks getting balanced gear.

So, while healers get full attack power from mind, and it's "easier" to heal tanks thanks to new accessories, us tanks have to bear that crafted pentamelded gear is and will be BiS throughout Stormblood.

PS: I am yet to find a post in which SE states they want to change tank gear. They probably never will, just like the past YEARS!