Phoenix.Capuchin said: »
Asura.Aeonova said: »
People talking about PLD main healing parties and I'm over here like:
When you're doing like, an Ambuscade with the people who happen to be on the LS, it's great to have options to not need another healer. Nobody's saying it beats WHM in all things healing, or that it's good for all situations (say, something with tons of status effects to deal with, where WHM would be better than your support/WHMs). Just that it can do a good enough job to make some setups/tasks more doable without a separate healer.
PLD BRD GEO COR DD DD: cool, extra DPS slot!
I'm super intrigued that instead of locking in on "how can we make PLD be a replacement for RUN" in certain situations for that one "tank slot", they took a very clever approach of allowing PLD to situationally replace WHM (1 party slot filling what it typically 2 roles). Potentially giving you a whole extra slot is a hefty advantage that RUN doesn't have.
And hey, a curing holy knight works lore wise too.
Also interesting that, as I saw someone else mentioned, it sets up somewhat of a dichotomy where PLD works really nicely with melee parties with high enmity curaga healing everyone while helping to tank. And RUN is more desirable for parties with ranged/magical damage (Gambit/Rayke to boost damage, people not in range for curagas, etc.).
Yeah, like, the goal here was obviously to make PLD the more desirable tank for when you don't have a WHM, with the side benefit of making WHMs maybe sliiiiightly less mandatory than they are right now. Got a PLD? Bring a RDM or SCH or even a DNC you just Cover constantly!
Maybe that gets people interested and maybe it doesn't, but this is a much, much better vision for the job than locking it in an arms race with RUN that it can never win.
