Quote Originally Posted by Einheri View Post
@alex, all you are offering is more complication and uneeded work for the dev team.they could just as easily add str to the fending access and achieve what you are looking for.
You are exactly right, it is more complicated. I don't think it is wrong to ask the devs for something new. (Removed rant on regurgitated content) 

I don't have faith that SE would add the same amount of strength in a fending accessory as there would be in a dps version. Which will result with tanks rolling on DPS gear. If SE actually did this, then DRG/MNK would be rolling on tank accessories.

Quote Originally Posted by Claymore65 View Post
Or they could do 50% Vit and 50% Strength. That way Fending is purely better, but all the Strength currently on gear still gets used.
If they did this, they may as well go full VIT as there is more VIT available to add to your tank than strength. This still nets your extra 5k hp bloat.

At the end of the day, I still feel that the VIT option will win out. Short term, it’s easy. No new gear needed, no thinking required, change damage formula from STR x 9.99999 to VIT x 9.99999. (maybe fix emnity issues here or there but only small tweeks.)

@whiskeybravo-
I do think it would affect more DPS converts than anything else. Of course, this could have an effect on dungeon queue times, which no one wants.