Quote Originally Posted by Lux_Rayna View Post
Well it was like I was saying earlier...if you can do a WAR with 2 WHMS, you can probably do a PLD with one..if they are really good. They have to be really good, and by good I mean self-sufficient enough for a WHM to take care of an emergency. This would require a different playstyle, different positioning, and different tactics altogether. I havent tried it with CC or AV yet myself, but I imagine its worth a try. Point is if the PLD functions like a WHM, as in *mostly* self-sufficient, I dont see any reason why the one WHM cannot focus on other pt members as well.

Course if the minimum is 2 WHMs no matter what (which i find hard to believe but time will tell), then sure take the WAR. But if you're taking 3 WHMs and a WAR tank, might as well take 2 WHMs and a PLD tank instead. Problem is the community just hasn't gotten used to the job system and how to use jobs effectively. A PLD is *supposed* to be mostly self sufficient in exchange for pitiful dmg. What we are seeing is that many PLDs are *not* mostly self sufficient due to not carrying ethers, long skill CDs, etc. With the update, this should be fixed.

Besides, a WHM isnt the only class that can heal. In times of danger anyone with a cure should be curing themselves, and by danger I mean a big aoe that dropped everyone to red/dead. But WHMs have impressive healing capabilities..so combined with a PLD I think single WHM runs could be feasible...once ppl figure it out. They just havent figured it out yet.
My main class is a WHM and generally we take 2, mainly as one for group healing and 1 for tank healing, granted you have a point that if both the pld and whm are good they could probably pull it off, but who is willing to take that risk.

I think most would rather have something to fall back on if the shit hits the fans, namely the whm biting the dust.

Perhaps if the server was rock solid there was no animation lock and no lag issues etc then 1 WHM would be a lot more feasible.