Tanking as of 1.22b, a few questions.

[Xinundra]

For me, I tank both with PLD & WAR and still found that WAR is better for tanking due to the HP bonus that WAR get from a full party with just wearing all AF gears on both.

For single target, (take Ifrit for example) to be able to hold hate on him as a PLD, I will Engage > Sentinel > Rampart > Flash > Provoke then I'll use Aegis Boon > Phalanx > Spirits Within. Of course you got to hope that Phalanx > Spirits Within does not miss. After all that done, I just go about normally, with you're normal combos and always Flash & Provoke when they are up.

For multi-targets, it's really depend on how you're party is position for both WAR and PLD. WAR has a upper hand on holding or creating hate due to the fact that their aoe (Steel Cyclone & Whirlwind ) does not have to rely on WHM to perform the AOE (Divine Veil).

Survivability on PLD is a little issue for me with wearing all AF gears due to the HP gain. PLD get around 3100 with a full party and WAR get around 4080 with a full party. That around 820 HP that you could use on a PLD to stay alive a little longer. Yes, PLD has more tools than WAR to keep them alive like Aegis Boon, Holy Succor, Hallowed Ground, WHM healing and protection spells, and finally Bloodbath. However Holy Succor, WHM healing & protection spells take time to cast and use MP, not to mention that if it doesn't go off while you're low on HP, you can kiss yourself goodbye.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

For me, I tank both with PLD & WAR and still found that WAR is better for tanking due to the HP bonus that WAR get from a full party with just wearing all AF gears on both.

For single target, (take Ifrit for example) to be able to hold hate on him as a PLD, I will Engage > Sentinel > Rampart > Flash > Provoke then I'll use Aegis Boon > Phalanx > Spirits Within. Of course you got to hope that Phalanx > Spirits Within does not miss. After all that done, I just go about normally, with you're normal combos and always Flash & Provoke when they are up.

For multi-targets, it's really depend on how you're party is position for both WAR and PLD. WAR has a upper hand on holding or creating hate due to the fact that their aoe (Steel Cyclone & Whirlwind ) does not have to rely on WHM to perform the AOE (Divine Veil).

Survivability on PLD is a little issue for me with wearing all AF gears due to the HP gain. PLD get around 3100 with a full party and WAR get around 4080 with a full party. That around 820 HP that you could use on a PLD to stay alive a little longer. Yes, PLD has more tools than WAR to keep them alive like Aegis Boon, Holy Succor, Hallowed Ground, WHM healing and protection spells, and finally Bloodbath. However Holy Succor, WHM healing & protection spells take time to cast and use MP, not to mention that if it doesn't go off while you're low on HP, you can kiss yourself goodbye.

That's because usually a serius pld don't go full af, and war is the actual faceroller. But well, we got plenty of topic on this