Does tanking carry more responsibility than most?

[BlueMage]

For example, a few people are under the opinion that tanking is the 'easiest', and carries the least amount of responsibility in the group. That currently, tanks have been unfairly given the of responsibility 'unfairly'. But even then, its still not as 'difficult' as DPS jobs.

What do you think? Do you think being a tank role has alot more 'perceived' pressure on it than actually exists? Or is it really that difficult?

It depends on the content, the fight, and even other people in your group.

Tanking a dungeon can be faceroll, or a stressful nightmare depending on how hard your party is making it for you.

Some fights put all the pressure/work on the tanks, and others you can almost AFK.

This applies to all roles, really.

[SwordCoheir]

It depends on the content, the fight, and even other people in your group.

Tanking a dungeon can be faceroll, or a stressful nightmare depending on how hard your party is making it for you.

Some fights put all the pressure/work on the tanks, and others you can almost AFK.

This applies to all roles, really.

I pretty much share the same sentiment. It's not that tanking is easy, as experiences vary person to person, but people tend to take tanks for granted. I mean there are always things you can do to really improve your performance or make fights go smoother, faster, and more interesting, for instance on KB if your watching a tower next to him you can always run in and throw out Circle, Spirits, and Fracture before the Towers light up again, you just have to find your own way to make the fight more entertaining for you without taking unnecessary risks.