Quote Originally Posted by Stryker View Post
I can tank Ifrit HM while stunning and MT, doesn't make it fun.

But I feel like we should get away from using any terms based out of Economics since many in this community struggle to grasp those concepts.

So yes, I do believe there is a price for using or trying to weave shield bash into the PLD rotation and that cost is too high, pigeon holing us into an undesirable role.
1 - Its not supposed to be, its supposed to be extremely challenging because you are doing two people's job at the same time.
2 - LOL, but give these people some respect - a lot of intelligent discussion happens on these boards that helps me become a better player
3 - I disagree. Shield Bash is an extremely powerful tool, and it should come at an extremely high cost. I think they did a great job balancing the cost - only a very skilled player can successful hold aggro and interrupt important enemy abilities, and even then not 100% of the time.

Also - your complaints regarding not being able to hold aggro over people with gear that is much stronger than yours is...well...it makes no sense. You derisively speak down to other forum members regarding their intelligence, but then you subvert your own point by providing a reasonable explanation for your troubles within the same sentence! Of course you are going to struggle to do your job in a group of players that are vastly better equipped than you. That's not even economics, that is literally X < Y .