Not to further derail the thread, but as someone who mains tank (WAR and PLD) I have to throw my full support behind STR spec'ing. In my opinion, no geared tank should be wearing VIT accessories/spec into VIT for anything outside of T9-13, where maxing HP is a necessity for survival. Quite literally, all VIT does for you is boost your HP and there is no content outside of S/FCoB that requires either tank class to walk around with 8-12k HP.
STR is useful for both tank classes in every instance. Higher DPS, faster enmity control, and higher Block/Parry mitigation are worlds more useful than having an extra 1k total HP. And you don't need the +Parry off of VIT accessories. Your left-side gear has more than enough Parry stat to Parry frequently in instances where you can actually Parry. Adding more of the stat is really just a waste of good DPS. Some fights you can't Parry at all because magic damage and so often you see Off Tanks stacking Parry when they aren't even being hit. In both of those instances, Parry is a completely useless stat.
This is of course coming from a well-geared and experienced tank. If you aren't well geared or feel uncomfortable without the extra HP safety blanket, by all means, use VIT until you are comfortable with the content. Eventually you'll get to a point where Echo or Item Level or experience will afford you abundant supplies of HP that your diligent and equally geared Healer (Eos) will never let you use and then you can start to explore the wonders of STR spec'ing.
On topic: I'm glad they aren't adding more double jobs branching from single classes, cuz good lord SMN/SCH is one heck of an unnecessary allocation mess.
STR is useful for both tank classes in every instance. Higher DPS, faster enmity control, and higher Block/Parry mitigation are worlds more useful than having an extra 1k total HP. And you don't need the +Parry off of VIT accessories. Your left-side gear has more than enough Parry stat to Parry frequently in instances where you can actually Parry. Adding more of the stat is really just a waste of good DPS. Some fights you can't Parry at all because magic damage and so often you see Off Tanks stacking Parry when they aren't even being hit. In both of those instances, Parry is a completely useless stat.
This is of course coming from a well-geared and experienced tank. If you aren't well geared or feel uncomfortable without the extra HP safety blanket, by all means, use VIT until you are comfortable with the content. Eventually you'll get to a point where Echo or Item Level or experience will afford you abundant supplies of HP that your diligent and equally geared Healer (Eos) will never let you use and then you can start to explore the wonders of STR spec'ing.
On topic: I'm glad they aren't adding more double jobs branching from single classes, cuz good lord SMN/SCH is one heck of an unnecessary allocation mess.