Why is tanking so rough for new players?

[Alukah]

You do realize Synced players are placed at level-appropiate NQ white gear right? Any player going in with Pinks, greens or HQ crafted stuff is going to be much stronger than synced people.

Not true, sync = max stat you can have at the set level, not minimum stats.

Also, of course a tank not wearing Level-appropriate gear is going to have trouble keeping hate of players, synced or not. Do you honestly expect otherwise?

Of course? Do you expect a new player to keep a full set of HQ gear up? The game leaves breathing room for DPS and healers, but tanks must be wearing literally the best to counter the imbalance issue with synced players.