Quote Originally Posted by Ruminate View Post
Do you see that thread with the WAR DPSing Garuda? A smart PLD can do even more damage than that WAR due to a combination of Sword Oath, Circle of Scorn, and Spirits Within(a 250/300 potency attack on a 25/30s cooldown, off the GCD. Even just one of them is better than the BRD's vaunted Bloodletter[150 potency, 15s cooldown] due to swords having higher base damage than bows).
So the ability exists so I can secondary tank? The very first thing I get as a PLD is better secondary tanking ability. And you support that?

Also, I don't see how Sword Oath fits into your equation since it does not have any effect on the abilities you described. It only increases auto attack damage by about 75% which is not something I think any class should waste 1 of 5 job abilities on. And how again does an aoe w/ dot, higher auto attack damage and a 30 second 300 potency attack make one a decent dps machine? That isn't good burst and can't be considered sustained since your core ability there is on a 30 second CD.

I don't get the point.

Quote Originally Posted by Ruminate View Post
And if the main tank is about to die, they can Cover the tank and pop their mitigation cooldowns to save the raid.
So, now we have 2 job abilities for off-tank/secondary tanking? Though that situation seems plausible, it also takes a crystal ball to read. Communication in raid environments is necessary, sure, but that is pretty extreme.

"Hey guys, in about 2 seconds, I won't be able to keep him alive, can the dedicated off tank job cover for him while I do something else? I hope your aren't stuck in GCD or long animation. Oh, and your time is up, I talk slow. Can a summoner go ahead and battle raise him please. Thanks."