I, too, wanted to be a specialty off-tank when I rolled my PLD. However, you can't "have it all".

- If you give battle rez to PLD, you are taking away from a SMN's usefulness.
- If you give us Proshell, you are taking away (a sliver of) WHM's usefulness.
- If you give us a DPS combo, you are taking away the utility of a WAR to do respectable DPS as a tank.
- CureII I don't hate, but Stoneskin is better.
- Holy...meh its totally unnecessary, isn't the cast time really long? "Wait, but give us a unique skill. Like, an AE damage ability. It doesn't even have to stun or bind, it could just add a DoT onto each target it hits!!!" >.>
- Cover does kind of suck, namely because you take damage at the other chars rate. I have more of a problem with the range than the CD or duration.

I WILL say, I wish we had Esuna. I would give up Cure, Protect, Mercy Stroke, Bloodbath and Foresight for Esuna, lol. My little idea (like 2 months ago) was to take away Cover and Shield Swipe, and give us a 6min CD, others only cure for 50% of HP that would cure 51% (rounded up) of all status ailments. i.e. BLM is @ 2%hp and has heavy, we hit...Lay on Hands or whatever you want to call it...and they are now at 52% without heavy.