Quote Originally Posted by kupokage View Post
VIT wasn't calculated into Tank damage until later in the patches, right? Im genuinely asking.
VIT became the damage dealing stat for tanks in Heavensward. They opted to change it back to STR with Stormblood as they didn't want tanks to take both a damage and HP loss when dealing with the revive debuff. Or take less of a loss by not losing damage output from the VIT not getting a debuff. It was much simpler to just revert back to the ARR method, and Tenacity was supposed to make up the difference (it doesn't.)

This loss of DPS for tanks lead to some heated debates on the forums and reddit as some felt like they needed to stack STR accessories, despite the cut that puts in their survivability. SE eventually stepped in, promising all new Tank gear will have more STR and that the new Tenacity stat will get scaled better.

As for the thread subject, as someone who heavily plays both SCH and SMN, no. I really don't think SE should do another branching job. While the new system of replacing old skill with their stronger potency upgrades relieved some of the job's balancing issues, there are still multible issues on each.

Physic being essentially useless to SMN despite being their only heal is a good example. Because it scales off of Mind, it can get some use for a SCH as the lowbie heal (cure 1/benefic 1 as it were), but since SMN is primarily INT, and caster gear never has Mind, it's basically the healing equivalent of kissing a boo-boo.