Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
physical damage taken down is literally just Parry (guess how many actually want that)
Just to nitpick, parry and PDT, though similar in that they both reduce the overall damage you take, are extremely different things.

The main issue with parry is that you cannot predict when you will or will not parry, so a proactive healer must assume that their tank will not parry a given attack, and heal them accordingly. When a parry does occur, it simply generates overheal.

PDT, on the other hand, is active for every single hit, so the damage will always be reduced accordingly, and healers are able to account for it. PDT would probably be the most desirable stat in XIV if it existed.