Quote Originally Posted by Lyth View Post
As for lifesteal - well, probably the number one thing that people have been asking for is a clear cut identity for jobs like DRK, WHM, and MCH. I'm fully behind the idea of making DRK into a lifesteal-themed tank. WAR can go do something else, as far as I'm concerned, unless they want to give up having the best burst dps and the best burst enmity as their schtick. You can't be everything at once.
Is Lifesteal really a sufficient mechanic by which to differentiate oneself, though? It's at best a mechanic of heightened sustain without eMHP bonuses. That's no better than differentiating oneself off HoTs or sustained DPS. They're things that can help make more vivid identities work cohesively, aesthetically and functionally, but not nearly enough unto themselves.