Quote Originally Posted by Terabyt3 View Post
@Javid if speed running is your answer then yes certainly increased DPS is more beneficial but in a party your MAIN job regardless of speed run or not is keeping hate on you. That's it. Bottom line.
MAIN JOB; is not ONLY JOB.

You can do both and do both well...

you said defiance 2x everything you do. Butcher's block has x5

fancy this (though I don't yet understand how monster lose enmity...do they have to do the same amount of damage bk to you for it to go away???! Idk)
if you hit for a worthless 200 butcher's while under defiance; it's as if you hit the mob for 200*2*5= 2000 dmg (even a black mage with bard singing at the top of her lungs will take at least 2 cast to cap that)

Now figure you beef up your DPS stat's and you come off Defiance and hit a Butcher's block for 400 (which isn't that hard off defiance if you stack str gear) 400*5= magic 2000 dmg still
BUT THE mob is on a faster track to death.