Quote Originally Posted by ArdorGrey View Post
It's cool if you guys like the meat wall fantasy but too much vit is not only excessive, it also hurts your aggro gen. Dps shouldn't have to throttle dps just so you can keep your training wheels on.

I'm not saying everyone has to load up on pure str or pure melded, but pure vit is the worst kind of overkill.
Even when I'm at 100% vitality, my pet blackmage has said that I'm the only tank she dares to go all-out on. Other tanks, she has to hold back. Sure, it might mean less DPS from my part (though the larger the group is, the more I benefit from Overpower), but it also means more DPS from the actual damage dealers (and healer, since Bloodbath+Unchained/Berserk+Bloodbath means I get a fairly decent self-heal). Would it work similarly well if I went all Strength? Probably (I'm usually comfortable around a 3+2 balance). Does it hurt the speed of the run? Not much, tbh.