Dear Paladins...

[SwordCoheir]

We've had discussions like this before Ace and most of us completely agree that defense and VIT are good and necessary, however the point of deminishing returns is too low, too easy to cap, or requires absurd DEF/VIT obtain due to the D-Level factor.

But you know what Ace this whole ongoing DEF/VIT argument that you've been crusade about shouldn't even really be going on PERIOD because (And I'm going to be vocal and frankly biased by this point)

"DEF/VIT MATERIA CAN ONLY BE PUT ON VERY FEW, SELECTIVE PIECES OF GEAR, HP CAN BE PUT ON DAMN NEAR ANYTHING. EVEN MIXING YOUR ONLY OUT 200-300ISH HP AT THE MOST, SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR EFF'IN CAKE AND EAT IT TOO! SO DROP IT! FFFS!"

Secondly, your personal play style does not advocate good methodology on paper or in practice. Saying you can do this and that (such as purposely eating 100-Tonze Swing) is more of a look what I can do or this is easier for me, than hey what can make this go faster, is safer, and runs the best chance of success.

Lastly, in either an LS or PUG you should know that players expect things of you just as you would of them. If that means avoiding 100-Tonze Swing so close ranged DD's have a shot to wail on CC when he's on his ass, and WHM's don't have a heart attack every 5 second from back to back 100-Tonze Swings, then by all means you should be adjusting your strategy to help the group win more than to suit your personal playstyle.

There is a very fine line of being unable to pick up the slack of other players, and choosing to slow down the group even more just because you want to play a particular way, or even being a hinderance to your group because you want to strictly enforce your own playstyle.

Weather or not your advocating people to try your method, you know your methods are usually not well suited nor suggested for new players, so there is little to no point in even suggesting or going to the great lengths of defending your posts, especially when you come around saying "I don't care what players do or if they do what I do".

/rant off