Simple Fix to PLD

[NoctisUmbra]

People just plain dont know how to play PLD now is all. I come across this almost every random AF nm shout group I join. They have no clue how to kite without taking dmg, they cant hold hate "but im spamming every hate ability I got" youd be suprised how many times that line is used by alot of you PLD out there xP & their PLDs are geared to deal dmg like they ever gona compete with actual dd's. How many of you plds stacking STR/MND, VIT/STR or VIT/MND? or even worse stacking HP?

DEX/VIT xP give it a try cause if you not @300+ DEX why bother carrying your shield around?

860+ DEF
+71 Enmity
325 VIT
310 DEX
470 Magic Evasion
after buff/food no meds & none of its darklight gear

Theres my main stats on PLD and I have 0 problem with tanking and dd's arent asked to hold back. As for someone saying PLD takes same dmg as WAR lol this is not true by a long shot when your partially blocking nearly ever attack and full blocking + much higher DEF. For example last night 5 maned Great Buffalo for fun with my PLD and just 1 WHM. You partially block Onrush 1200 dmg Onrush deals 2500 dmg. At a rough glance Id say I partially blocked or full blocked 60-70% of all his attacks? Very rough guess after going through my log after the fight, but my partials happen alot. I know great buffalo is old news but it still hits like a truck & its what I most recently did checking my log after the fight.

Hope it helps some of you out there who are having trouble with your PLD ^^ obviously your shield is key, but also takes skill with timing/spacing out your abilities.

Let's address some of these points, shall we? I'm not going to argue that there aren't pople who don't know how to play PLD well- it's not so obvious as faceroll WAR tank after all.

Then, let's get to your suggestion of stacking VIT/DEX. Funny, is the first word that comes to mind. Next is late.

Let's first talk about stacking DEX on PLD, and how much of a waste of stats it turns out to be especially at level 50. There was even a dev post stating how diminished the effect of DEX is on block rate at higher levels as opposed to stacking more Block Rate. Put that aside, PLD has no trouble getting blocks, what with Aegis Boon, Divine Veil and Outmaneuver. I've got nothing on extra DEX for PLD and I block very often.

You know what tends to be the most devastating attacks bosses have, that also happen to be impossible to block with a shield? Magical attacks. Honestly, read the thread more. PLD has no issue mitigating physical damage. Magical damage on the other hand, not so good.

Also VIT, I won't bash so much. Personally I do VIT/MND, though I am considering STR/MND. MND makes the most sense of all the stats, as PLD is meant to be healing very often and also MND is a bonus attribute to damage as well, which helps enmity both directly and as a boost to the combo bonus of Flat Blade. Thing is, VIT also doesn't provide much in the way of damage mitigation at higher levels. Now I was mistaken about Defense being effected by dLv, but I'm pretty sure I read dLv plays a large role in how much mitigation VIT provides. Please correct me if I'm wrong again Kaeko.

Enmity overall isn't the issue with PLD. It's just not so obvious as WAR, who simply does high DPS and enhances the enmity generation of it with Vengeance and Sentinel. Plain and simple. PLD requires more clever use of enmity bonuses. Did you know the enmity bonus of Flat Blade, which was recently adjusted, is now 4.5x damage done. So say you do 200 damage with Flat Blade. The bonus is then 4.5 x 200 = 900. This bonus is added to the enmity generated purely through damage, and thus Flat Blade in that instance grants you 200 + 900 = 1100 enmity. With repeated use of Rampart, War Drum, Flash and repeated heals PLD should have no trouble keeping hate on multiple mobs as well.