Quote Originally Posted by ForsakenRoe View Post
I think the issue is not necessarily 'they are removing dots from PLD', it's the possibility that 'they are removing dots (a source of some complexity*), and not adding any other form of complexity in its place, thereby making the class less satisfying to master'.
This, honestly. Goring being a DoT has absolutely no bearing on how PLD's kit works at all. Goring could literally be changed to a weaponskill that did all its potency upfront on a 21s CD and PLD's kit would function the exact same way. The DoT itself is arbitrary, as PLD has zero interaction with it in any meaningful way, compared to the likes of 4.0 BRD or pre-6.0 SMN. Circle is even worse when the recast timer is longer than the DoT meaning there's literally zero management. Even I personally think every tank DoT is pointless to have because they all have zero interactivity with their respective kits (LS being the one exception, if you constitute it as a DoT) and agree with them stripping the PLD DoTs, so long as they replace it with something interesting. (Which to give them credit, this divine might does have potential depending on how it works.)

PLD's identity has always been more about weaving between multiple combos based on certain criteria, something that they can still easily achieve without DoTs if they so desire. People are just worried whatever they add in its place won't be as interesting.