Quote Originally Posted by Aceofspades View Post
-.- soo much wrong with soo much on here

1) Defense is infact NOT worthless, otherwise we would have BLM tanks, please dont make me elaberate further, im out of tylenol and preaching comon sense to those without it gives me a head ache.
We probably dont have blm tanks because its hard to DD when your being knocked around. That and they don't exactly have any form of threat control. Defense is definitely not the reason.

For all practical purposes defense doesn't do a whole lot. Anything where a tank is really necessary will still do a crap ton of dmg to you, no matter wth you're wearing. You know, level curve and all that. Thats generally why ppl fret over hp and dmg reduction skills (sent, lunar curtains) rather than their defense. The only time I think its really noticeable is against mobs your level. Anything drastically over your level will curve to kick your ass regardless of how much def you have. And anything worth tanking is drastically over your level, making the whole def thing a bit moot.

As for Bards casting MP song, there's no reason they can't. If a DD can use a weapon skill a Bard can sing a damn song. And if they're worried about taking dmg, derp, thats what Stoneskin is for. The only time I don't song my PLD is if the boss is in zerk mode and I can't afford to get in. But if i've been doing my job the whole time the PLD should have Ballad on at that point anyway. This is especially true now that you can run and cancel casts. I just don't get what bards are afraid of. That stoneskin is there for you to eat some hits. Might as well eat some during a song. And if you want it back prism stoneskin is your friend. Im sure the WHMs will appreciate it.