Quote Originally Posted by Jijifli View Post
So I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna read the rest. My statement you quoted, "Would you play the new tank" wasn't meant for you then.

I put that for a simple reason. Most people that went DRK and stayed with it ALREADY were PLD and WAR, so it didn't make a difference. The question is if a dps main, if we release a tank, would they play it? Would they main it over their DPS counterpart? if the answer is no, there isn't much of a point.
There is a point. To stop those people that play paladin, warrior and/or dark knight from going to DPS to spice up their game time or quitting altogether. This alone is worth it.

If we'd use the logic you and Tridus use, we shouldn't have ever gotten Samurai or Red Mage. What was the point?! If someone wanted a DPS, they had DPS to choose from already. Melee, magic, ranged. All grounds covered.
However, what you conveniently ignore is the fact that these classes add a different way of achieving the same thing, even if the differences are not all that large since ultimately you do the same thing anyway. Use several skills in a more or less specific order and follow them with cooldowns at appropriate times.