PLD vs WAR: testing

[Molly_Millions]

For some anecdotal evinidence: My group had a way easier time last night with a PLD tank than a WAR tank in the moogle fight. Don't let enyone tell you pld isn't usefull. WAR is just preferred in most cases.

[Enfarious]

For some anecdotal evinidence: My group had a way easier time last night with a PLD tank than a WAR tank in the moogle fight. Don't let enyone tell you pld isn't usefull. WAR is just preferred in most cases.

I had about the same experience on Ifrit, started as WAR and people had to keep it easy longer and found they could pull hate later in the fight than before when once WAR had 1 SC on it was no worries. When I switched to PLD it became far easier to get/hold hate, mages could go nuts mostly. It also cut down on the strain to healers almost enough that they could both get nukes in between cures regularly. Just a little m.def boost now and I might be able to self heal 75% of the fight, well til I run outta MP spamming Succor.

I think with things as they are now WAR still is beast if Rampage Effect can be maintained. Farming tapers to do 1~2 more fights I had no trouble posting the old SC damage when there were 4~5 mobs hitting me, with 1~2 my SC damage would drop sharply unless Enduring March was up.

[Eagleheart]

For some anecdotal evinidence: My group had a way easier time last night with a PLD tank than a WAR tank in the moogle fight. Don't let enyone tell you pld isn't usefull. WAR is just preferred in most cases.

Query. What role did the Paladin play in said fight?

That is to say, was it a single tank fight? Did you take two? If two, what mobs were the PLD assigned to kite?

Groups that I have been in found Warrior still much better, even with the alteration to S.C. I, personally, as WAR, saw no difference in ease of kiting King/Ruffleface et al.