Is PLD actually weaker than before?

[eagledorf]

Defensively, PLD is much better than before, though Hallowed Ground still needs a cooldown reduction.

Offensively, PLD is about 2-4% weaker than before, so yes patch 6.3 was a massive middle finger to PLD players in that respect. With raid buffs (i.e. aDPS) it's almost a wash, but still lower in many fights. That means at best nothing about PLD's DPS problem was resolved, worst case it's even worse now.

Basically, DRK+DRK remains the best if not for LB generation. As long as SE balanced an encounter so that Passage of Arms isn't actually required, PLD is inevitably garbage for the second tank spot because it brings the worst DPS and worst invuln. (At least once buffs have been planned out.)

SE still doesn't understand why they're constantly failing to balance the tanks because they have no respect for players and refuse to listen to the problem.