Quote Originally Posted by Chardrizard View Post
Eh i think it came down to your LS preferences, some LS have better NINs some have better PLDs, my LS usually does things with PLD/NIN because we only have 1-2 reliable tank NINs at disposal due to our LS size.
I agree with this to a point. PLD was generally easier to work with if you didn't have a geared NIN tank. The LSes that were on my server, however, all had geared NIN tanks (luckily or unluckily, whatever you think), and PLDs were not used on the server at all except for the hardest HNMs and in smaller LSes that were trying to catch up.

The reason is because a skilled or well geared NIN tank was better than PLD in practically every situation except the hard NMs, mostly thanks to Utsusemi. Less damage taken, more damage dealt, and the enmity generated was enough to keep monsters off the DDs. And they doubled as DPS in the rare case where more tanks showed up for content than needed.