Tanks can STR... why not let Healers go Int???

[rawker]

Or better yet just get rid of STR tanks and make their stances change VIT into STR like cleric stance.

Not this again.... This has got to be the most absurd analogy I have ever encountered..... VIT is like PIE - a tank with no HP is the same as a Healer with no MP, both useless. Cleric Stance just lowers healing and increases damage dealt but still has the MP to cast stuff. A tank is supposed to be well.. tanky. Their dps stances are already enough price to pay that they don't have that extra tankiness and just makes them a dps class that have defensive cooldowns. Stop promulgating such nonesense.

[Jacost]

I remember, during the beta, Thaumaturge could still cross-class CS. Some THMs went for a MND build to take advantage of the 10% boost, since sub-50 casters and healers have the same gear.

Although it could also cross-class Stone, which resulted in that one idiot I ran with who used that instead of Fire because "it's more MP efficient".

[Vlady]

Balance wise str for tanks for itleast the dark and warrior does translate to its defenses. Between the self healing which scales with attack power it is a logical choice to go with str pieces unless certain bosses/mechanics are made easier meeting a hp thresh hold like SCOB had people using crafted gear to reach a certain hit point level.