So why wasn't direct hit made a dps role stat?

[ValentineSnow]

When direct hit was announced it was said to be a dps only stat, the same way tenacity is tank only and piety is healer only.

But while having no direct hit on gear gives you a 0% direct hit rate, if tanks and healers do have direct hit on their gear, such as old gear or through melds, it does have an effect on them.

This has lead to a tiring debate on if tanks/healers should meld it or not and has lead to it being widely regarded as the must meld stat, making other melds obsolete.

Why was this done? why was direct hit not made a dps role stat as intended? Is it because direct hit replaced accuracy and the devs didn't feel like going back to all old tank and healer gear and changing it to something else?

[Ariyn]

Tenacity is still the best stat for your buck imo. At least up to a certain point. I run 1900 tenacity and 840 DH. Take less dmg than most and still put out 2.5-3k depending on how much I need to be in shield oath. Don't really care if I parse top 10 for tanks. I care that the bosses die. That's what matters

[AlexionSkylark]

DPS meta children all over the place... who's gonna clean up after them, I wonder?

[Fynlar]

But while having no direct hit on gear gives you a 0% direct hit rate,

This is not true, by the way. I've gotten them before on my healer without any dhit on my gear.

Heals cannot direct hit though, which is honestly dumb IMO. Why are they able to crit but not dhit?

[Kethic]

Did you have a Bard in the party?

[Fynlar]

Did you have a Bard in the party?

No, I've noticed it even when nuking stuff solo. But I've had them occur in all sorts of parties too and I'm sure they didn't all have bards

[Penthea]

This is not true, by the way. I've gotten them before on my healer without any dhit on my gear.

Heals cannot direct hit though, which is honestly dumb IMO. Why are they able to crit but not dhit?

Because direct hit heals make no sense. No one is trying to avoid getting healed.

[AziraSyuren]

Why was this done? why was direct hit not made a dps role stat as intended? Is it because direct hit replaced accuracy and the devs didn't feel like going back to all old tank and healer gear and changing it to something else?

Probably this.

Not that there's actually much of a debate as to what's better.

[Draxxion]

As a dps I can still take piety and tenacity with both having effects. It will just be extremely ineffecient to do so, but the stats still have an effect your character because they are not spec locked in any way. They just don't have effects that are necessarily useful for the job you are playing.

[Jade3173]

As a dps I can still take piety and tenacity with both having effects. It will just be extremely ineffecient to do so, but the stats still have an effect your character because they are not spec locked in any way. They just don't have effects that are necessarily useful for the job you are playing.

They are. My BLM relic had Piety on it and when SB came out and I changed what Piety was on the relic into Crit, my MP stayed the same. Not to mention they are listed under Role Stats and in their description tell you they only work on certain roles TEN for Tanks, PIE for Healers.