Quote Originally Posted by SpookyGhost View Post
PLD stun is on the GCD because WAR's is off it. PLD's advantage is that it sits on a 2.5s (skillspeed dependent) recast timer - this is especially useful in fights like T5 and Leviathan. WAR also has to deal with animation delay on their stun, which isn't much fun.
Fact PLD's the only job that can consistently and consecutively stun on a whim is a tactical advantage other jobs don't have, and as much as people harp on it being on the GCD it's proven to be more useful in the long run in endgame instances (at least for the time that content is relevant).