Quote Originally Posted by NyarukoW View Post
A tank no more controls the pace, than a healer or the DPS in the group.
The tank absolutely controls the pace of the dungeon in all cases except when a tanking role is not truly necessary; players tend to follow behind the tank. Only the healer has nearly as much control, and "nearly" only because a recalcitrant healer is easier to replace. DPS are easily replaceable and sometimes not even missed if not replaced.

Also, wanting to speedrun is not synonymous with being inconsiderate or hating new players. I understand wanting to advocate for new players, but A) the baby Eorzeans outgrow their training pants faster and less traumatically than you think, and B) constantly making insulting assumptions about the community at large isn't helping your case for a kinder, gentler MMO. You hate elitists and whatever you perceive to be exclusionary practices...we all got that about 50 posts ago....