Quote Originally Posted by SwordCoheir View Post

Unfortunately there isn't a NEED for PLD on anything due to the small gap between PLD and WAR's defense, survivability, and current content, however WAR has such a high advantage over PLD DPS wise he gets the benefit of both worlds and can fall back into a focused DPS position if another tank is present. The name of the game is versatility, and WAR has it in more places than PLD does.
My thoughts exactly. As I've already stated before, PLD, for all intents and purposes, works exactly as what it's supposed to do. It's a fine tank that holds hate well with skills that work for that intent.

The real problem is that there is no content that justifies using it over a WAR. If PLD was indeed much better at damage mitigation, up to the point where you wouldn't need a second whm to make sure your tanks stays, removing that second white mage in favor of a dedicated DD (Hell, it could even be a WAR for all I care), THEN people would prefer using a PLD. That simply isn't the case right now. PLD DOES have better survivability over WAR on high level mobs right now, true, but the difference is far outweighed by the WAR's superior DPS and higher HP, not only leaving a better margin of error for slightly less capable healers, but also giving a slightly better overall DPS to the party.

Now, don't get me wrong. A skilled PLD tank can, with a skilled party, achieve anything a party with a WAR tank will. It simply will be tougher.

Now, I'll also agree that Holy Succor doesn't need to be more potent. Increasing the casting time is a far better idea. MP is NOT an issue, especially now that we know about the AF body's enhancement and the fact we can combine Outmaneuver and Divine Veil, although honestly, I think outmaneuver's MP regen trait could be boosted. Since most, if not all, parties will also have a bard, I'd dare say you simply suck at PLD if you can't manage your MP.

What is the most important thing to do, according to me, is to further increase block rate and block mitigation, AND most importantly, make magical attacks blockable. If you bring that to a level where people will say "If we have a PLD tank, we definitely don't need 2 WHMs in our party", then I'll believe we can achieve a balance.