Quote Originally Posted by Enesuia View Post
Though, I don't lose threat with it o.o because I continue to pull threat, and using it before shield lob or any other skill is even better. Never had issues with it lol
As long as you're having no issues with it then you can feel free to continue to do it, obviously. However, something to consider is that if there's ever a situation wherein you need Provoke within the first 90s of the fight or that Provoke would actually prove some use, then you can't use it because you've already wasted it. With the way you're currently using Provoke it basically does absolutely nothing - which inherently isn't bad, but depending on the situation it can be. You can keep pulling with Provoke if you truly wish to, but at least recognize that it's not actually doing anything.

Also, pulling with Provoke isn't always necessary bad. If you're trying to pick out a particular mob that's far away (succubi in AK, bees in Neverreap) then Provoke is a fantastic tool. It's just bosses where it doesn't really do anything.

I'm form excalibur, lol I had a guy name Korivash call me a bad tank for slotting my vitality points in over strength. Apparently I am a bad tank for being a vit pally... For just a 5% dmg output with Str set.... and reset. So redundantly lame. Tired of meeting these so call "Tanks" tell me how to be bad. I agree with this post. Lately I've been meeting bad tanks and enough is enough. Some of these bad tanks are usually STR build and even some Vit Build.
Largely depends on what content you're doing. If it's just DF stuff then sure, go VIT, doesn't really matter - VIT PLD is better for trash pulls anyway since PLD really won't contribute any damage when it's just spamming Flash and applying Goring Blade randomly. If it's raid content then you're a part of a group and if being a STR tank helps your group meet certain DPS checks and you aren't compromising your survivability (ie you're popping CDs appropriately and not taking unnecessary damage) then you should go STR. It's not all or none, though, a lot of tanks (especially those who can't afford crafted accessories and are low on gear) will use 3 STR + 2 VIT acessories. Depending on left side pieces, this can put them at a high enough HP value while also increasing their DPS.

But yeah, if it's not raid content then it doesn't really matter. Helps in Thordan EX a bit as well if your group is low on DPS since reaching the last phase can make things incredibly stressful.