| Originally Posted by Enialas |
| that's how tarus make excellent plds |
I'm Sorry I'm going to have to disaggree with you there.
While they might make "Good" or "OK" Pld's Tarutaru do not have the VIT, HP, or Defense to make ANY tanking job easy.
Even as Ninja I view them as sub par. And thats coming from me being both a PLD and WHM for the longest time.
In the case of Ninja, TaruTaru fails a Utsusemi, 2 hits, he is in the red, Loses hate and the hates off on someone else, I can't cure 4 people at once. Bad Idea if your the only mage in the party too.
In the case of PLD. They take a few hits they are in the red, and no matter how much MP you have if you cant cast it fast enough your not going to be able to keep up with damage taken from damage cured. So a whm is going to have to dedicate heal on them, limiting their ability to enfeeb, or assist other party members mid fight.
Of course it does comes down to the player themself. A good player knows every part of his job, and the best way to utilize every aspect of it. Which makes me Cringe when I see a PLD with a Gsword, when they are main tank. Not only are they losing their DOT (PLD accuracy sucks with Gsword no matter what.) But they are losing all the Defensive power a shield gives you. Not to mention Shield Bash.
In my Experiance a Mithra or Hume with all Vit, MP, and MND equipment (Vit Rings, holy Phial, Friars Rope, MP Earrings ect.) Will always out tank a TaruTaru, Galka, or Elvaan. Because they are the best balance for that job. TaruTaru have a shit load of MP, but they can't make up for the low VIT to balance out. And Galka and Elvaan while having a shit load of Vit, can't balance out the MP.
A galka PLD with double Astrals doesn't make a good tank.
Just likea Tarutaru pld with double Physical Earrings doesn't.
No offense or anything >.> sorry for the rant.