Curtana :(

[SwordCoheir]

I'm confused, are you guys not tanking with DPS with double-triple melds/ Darklight gear?

PLD already has better mitigation A la blocking abilities than WAR, so they only thing they really need to gear for is enmity to make up for lack of collusion, antagonize, vengeance.

And honestly, saying every stat on Curtana gives Enmity is a cheap cop out. Enmity gives more raw enmity on EVERYTHING. HP gives more Enmity on 1 ability with a 60 second cooldown.

Accuracy is more enmity... Except Enmity itself will give you more enmity.

I'm not sure if some of you are simply playing devil's advocate and arguing to argue... Or if you completely think Curtana is optimized stats wise.

Were not arguing that +Enmity doesn't have it's place, it's more along the lines is people tend to disregard PLD's DPS as an actual substantial factor in Enmity control. Yes we know PLD's DPS is lacking compared to dedicated melee, but we can't seriously depend on Flash, Provoke, and Rampart as a primary source of hate generation with their mid-long recast timers. Even with 200+ Enmity what real good is an extra 150-200 Enmity boost per voke, when your triple melded BLM's are throwing out 1500 dmg nukes on Garuda every 10 seconds. Obviously to help you would spam your Spirits, Flat, Gorging, and Riot Blade combos as opportunity arises, however miss one or more combos from lackluster accuracy though you could be out more than a hefty chunk of hate which could mean an entire world of difference especially with people who don't know the word hate management.

Case in point, here's my stats in an offensive setup (before buffs) that I've been using for Garuda. The only Enmity on me is a double melded cobalt plate belt which is +42 Enmity (+4.2% boost). (And yes I know I posted these in another thread.)



During the course of our fights, this was the biggest gap between the BLM doing over 100 DPS and myself.



On average if I missed 2 or 3 combos my DPS would drop 2-3k, which multiplied from combo boosts could add up from anywhere between potentially 2k-15k worth of Enmity. I dunno about you but even on the lower end it's a pretty absurd amount of hate lost from missing a few combos.

That's why were putting more emphasis on Accuracy than the Enmity.