Quote Originally Posted by Danman87 View Post
How is 5.0 going to change how I manage my stats and keep my tank solid??
Basically, you no longer need to care about Str/Vit materia.

Your only concern will be Crit, Direct Hit, Determination, Skill Speed and Tenacity.

Quote Originally Posted by Danman87 View Post
I'm obviously clueless as don't even know what you mean by skill speed points.
Skill speed break points refers to the amount of Skill Speed that one needs to have in order for their rotation to be optimized.

For example, a Warrior wants enough to be able to use Fell Cleave 5 times during Inner Release. So it wants enough SkS to offset their ping and enable them to do so.

If you want to just keep things simple, just prioritize Crit > Direct Hit > Determination. Based on what you can put onto your gear (Since each item has a maximum amount of points it can have in a stat). Since you'll often get enough innate SkS to cover the break points if you're not min/maxing gear.