Healers tanking low level dungeons

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Not until u try it my friend, not until u try it
Been doing it since 2.0 and will keep going post 3.0 ^^
Maybe my findings will pay off someday when se decides to make this game a little more in depth in stats.

Again, we're looking at a matter of just because you can doesn't mean you should. I can tank as a Bard. I could probably tank as anything, really. But if there's already a tank in the party - whether they're good or not - am I efficiently playing my role by trying to overtake them and do their job? This speed obsession really does foster all kinds of negativity in the player community, as Zedd mentioned. Sure everything may go faster, but is ANYONE actually even having fun at this point? I mean, truly think about that before firing off a defiant yes or a rebuttal. . .

As an addendum to an earlier statement, if this type of behavior keeps up, and say new/inexperienced tanks learn that they don't NEED to do their job or start expecting healers to take the lead of the party or tank beside them, and that leads to an overall decline in quality tanks, if not another tank shortage, OR in the most extreme cases causes SE to make changes to either roles that the community might not like, I say you have absolutely NO right to complain. You brought it on yourselves.

[StouterTaru]

Again, we're looking at a matter of just because you can doesn't mean you should. I can tank as a Bard. I could probably tank as anything, really. But if there's already a tank in the party - whether they're good or not - am I efficiently playing my role by trying to overtake them and do their job?

In low level dungeons, what makes a tank a better tank than an archer? Same gear available, slightly more HP. What makes it less efficient for the group of mobs to be spread around hitting multiple people while whispering dawn regens everyone in the party?

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

In low level dungeons, what makes a tank a better tank than an archer? Same gear available, slightly more HP. What makes it less efficient for the group of mobs to be spread around hitting multiple people while whispering dawn regens everyone in the party?

Remember this in Heavensward when Astrologians and Machinists rush in and bypass Dark Knights, regardless of level. Remember these exact words.

And let there be no complaints.