Which is better WAR or PLD?

[Kaitto15]

Hey, just came back to FFXIV after a long hiatus. I am pretty interested in the PvP and was wondering which is better, the WAR or the PLD?

[bbt]

MRD = PLD > WAR = GLA

MRD is the offensive meat grinder, with PLD being its defensive counterpart. Both are viable.

A Warrior's job skills have no place in the Wolves' Den, but it is capable of sustaining itself with back-to-back Inner Beast heals. Gladiator is probably the worst of them all - it loses Cover, Sword Oath, Hallowed Ground and the burst potential/control of a Paladin (Spirits Within) to gain the benefits a Marauder enjoys (Blood for Blood, Raging Strikes, etc.).

[Mupod]

paladin would be theoretically pretty good in an organized team with good DPS. If you managed to bait out a purify and switch targets you'd have 3 stuns worth of time to burn the healer down, combined with full swing. In solo queue it's pretty useless in my experience, but maybe on other data centers there's actually decent ones. Considering how many of my matches hinge entirely on my ability to burst down a healer (with no help) I'd never play PLD in solo queue.

[Edenlys]

MRD = PLD > WAR = GLA

MRD is the offensive meat grinder, with PLD being its defensive counterpart. Both are viable.

A Warrior's job skills have no place in the Wolves' Den, but it is capable of sustaining itself with back-to-back Inner Beast heals. Gladiator is probably the worst of them all - it loses Cover, Sword Oath, Hallowed Ground and the burst potential/control of a Paladin (Spirits Within) to gain the benefits a Marauder enjoys (Blood for Blood, Raging Strikes, etc.).

MRD > PLD = WAR > GLA imo

[bbt]

MRD > PLD = WAR > GLA imo

Stun cycles, Cover and high burst potency imo

PLD is as efficient as MRD, if not more so in coordinated play.

[Kantei]

Prefer PLD as it provides more defensive options than WAR.

Both are great though O.o

[Sounders]

Ugghhhh.... is this going to be nother MRD vs PLD thread?
Both classes have their own advantages (MRD as a 3rd DPS, PLD for stunlock), have their own strategies and are played differently. It's up to you which class fits you much better.

I hated the SCH vs WHM threads in the Healer roles forum. Are we going to make something similar here?