PLD IS NOT BROKEN

[Bustercucumbers]

If BLM could heal better than a WHM, WHM would be a broken class.
So when WAR can tank better than a PLD, why is the PLD not broken?
For anyone to claim, in most situations, that an average paladin can tank better than your average warrior they are just talking nonsense.
Let's reflect, and tell me, if a DoM that was ment for damage dealing could heal better than a DoM that was ment for healing, would it not be broken? I look at the PLD/WAR issue exactly the same.

Your example would be valid if BLM was meant to actually be able to heal.... It is not. Warrior and Paladin on the other hand are both tank style classes. Now if you said WHM is a better nuker than BLM, the class that is thought to be the top nuking class, then I could agree and say your analogy is valid.

[Mijin]

Your example would be valid if BLM was meant to actually be able to heal.... It is not. Warrior and Paladin on the other hand are both tank style classes. Now if you said WHM is a better nuker than BLM, the class that is thought to be the top nuking class, then I could agree and say your analogy is valid.

I thought WAR was supposed to be a DD or tank, and PLD was supposed to be tank only. XD

[Bustercucumbers]

I thought WAR was supposed to be a DD or tank, and PLD was supposed to be tank only. XD

Very True, but a Black Mage was never supposed to be a healer.

[SwordCoheir]

I thought WAR was supposed to be a DD or tank, and PLD was supposed to be tank only. XD

Aye WAR is supposed to be a tank that could tank groups of weaker mobs and can backup in the case a PLD goes down, and PLD is supposed to be the tank that can shrug off the hits and keep doing it's thing. Functionally they work perfectly, the problem however there isn't anything on PLD that really makes it take less damage than WAR (broken shield vs. parry mechanics aside).

[Mijin]

Aye WAR is supposed to be a tank that could tank groups of weaker mobs and can backup in the case a PLD goes down, and PLD is supposed to be the tank that can shrug off the hits and keep doing it's thing. Functionally they work perfectly, the problem however there isn't anything on PLD that really makes it take less damage than WAR (broken shield vs. parry mechanics aside).

Maybe give PLD something utsusemi but for shields?