My "logic" so to speak, had nothing to do with BLM/SMN, so let's throw that out right away. I'm simply saying that no matter what argument can be made, medium to large pulls are NOT a standard for tanking. Perhaps they're good - excuse me - efficient for BLMs or SMNs, but not everyone plays those classes. And not every BLM/SMN might agree, but I can't speak for them. I'm not a caster. I get it: if things can be done faster, then to NOT do it is not efficient. Is that it? That's a solid point, but it's not always right.

I can make a pre-made and "tank" Lost City as a Bard (obviously well geared and with a good team/healer), and in doing so not have to wait as long as DPS normally does. But is that necessarily efficient? Sure, wildly different scenario, but stripping my previous point down to the core, is the time I save to get in by making a pre-made of 3 DPS and 1 healer efficient?