Thread: How would they fix PLD 4.0?

If your definition of a 'stance' is like mine: meaning provides a mechanic that gates or unlocks affects like so with DRK/WAR, then Sword Oath isn't a stance, it's a free-cost buff that can't be used in tank stance. Only thing that makes it a stance is the 'Oath' suffix it shares with ShO.

paper-stat comparisons of Berserk to FoF, or SW to C&S may suggest PLD is a good shape. But these abilities (including SwO) have to carry more water for PLD than their counterparts on the other tanks. That said the addition of a single ability could be the difference in where PLD fits in performance. I think SE is going to handle it fine, shocking confession.

So I'm more curious about how low level PLD/GLA is going to be affected by the combat change. If PLD sees new abilities at low level - replacing what is now lvl22's Provoke, lvl32's Awareness, and/or lvl10's Convalescence - that change combined with lvl 70 skills would add up to significant retooling.

I can't imagine Conva and Awareness not making it into the Role pool. Warrior is already getting shafted losing Internal Release, it'd be just extra salt to take away these two other skills that synergy so well for them.

Or I'm completely misinterpreting what they are doing with the role skills / cross class adjustment.