Class balance...

[Februs]

You know Pacification doesn't work on healers or casters, right? Unless you are talking about physical jobs.

Also, PLD has far more than just Stun locking going for it.

I am well aware. I was referring to the odd time you have to shut down a physical burst. It can come in handy for wasting dps time on buffs like Berserk or Blood for Blood, etc. Though, again, the odds of shield swipe being proc'd is quite low, because melee Dps typically don't attack the tank and magic can't proc a block.

And yes, Pld has a lot going for it, but the VAST majority of it's utility is in it's ability to exercise crowd control. That crowd control comes at the cost of a huge dip in dps. They do have better party defense, that's true, but Testudo, DV, and Cover are all on obnoxiously long CD timers. They can only be stretched so far, and they can be wasted if used at the wrong moments. They are also highly dependent on team coordination. By comparison, War's are far more self-sufficient and have consistently high Dps. They're far easier to use and are almost always an asset, regardless of the situation. There's a reason for why the vast majority of tanks in Feast play as War and not Pld.