Is PLD actually weaker than before?

[Rithy255]

It's likely generally better despite performing lower, OLD PLD suffered from many reasons damage was but one of them In 6.2 PLD was generally really bad Offensively and defensively also having a complicated rotation that didn't work under raid buffs, in general made it just a really bad tank that had no real place in the meta. There were zero upsides to bring old PLD, outside of having weird utility such as Cover.

Looking at current PLD, Just the general changes in it's defensive kit makes it a lot more appealing then it was, I think it's pretty clear that new PLD is way stronger defensively then old PLD, it's likely even above some of the other tanks in actual "tanking" with how shelltron is generally able to be stacked twice, how it's got two raid wides, bulwark is actually pretty good compared to other tanks like GNB's Camo, sure it has some situational weaknesses in fights with a lot of DOT's but it will still be a useful ability if used right, having ranged/sustain flexibility from GCD attacks is unlike any other tank while that's not the strongest upside it's still a decent one. I personally think they should reduce atonement to 2 uses but give you another stack of divine might, after doing atonements (being able to hold 2) for this to be better, but current divine might is actually great for the job, do I think this new PLD is meta? not at all, it's viable but the meta tanks will always be about the ones who can deal the most DPS, I don't think it's fair if PLD did the same amount as DPS as a gunbreaker or Dark knight either, it should be where warrior is at, all it needs is some pretty small potency buffs and the job is in a perfect spot.

Some changes should and need to be still made, It feels like the direction of PLD in 6.3 was overall positive but to me it seemed a bit rushed from how I feel about it, FOF and goring blade are perfect examples of why the Job just feels clunky and weird still. Divine might is good but it can be improved on, also atonement needs to just not break your basic 1, 2, 3 I don't know why it does.