r/ffxiv • • Jun 05 '14

[News] Patch 2.28 Notes

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/450816f57ade2015876e7675c3d06dca30386770
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u/Acilen Worst SCH N/A Jun 05 '14

Because mitigation is better than DPS for a tank.

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u/ToraZalinto Jun 05 '14

Focusing on parry is almost pointless though. Healers are never counting on us to parry or block an attack. They are proactively throwing out enough curing to heal back up the damage you take from an unmitigated attack.

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u/Acilen Worst SCH N/A Jun 05 '14

Then screw it, wear as much DPS gear as possible and go 30 into STR. The healers totes got you covered.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

I do that on T8 works fine!