Quote Originally Posted by echoica View Post
I've maybe encountered a handful of str tanks that knew what they were doing as both a tank and providing additional dps. Tank first. If you can't do that then what are you even doing running that role to begin with.
Well the discussion ITT is RE: secondary stats, not primary stats. STR vs VIT and Det vs Parry are two different things.

BUT!

I do agree with you. There are a lot of STR tanks who think STR takes priority over VIT, which isn't the case. Balance and knowing how much VIT you need for X encounter are key. Your job is to survive hits first, DPS second - if you can't do the first then you're not going to be able to do the second. Plat/Ruby accessories go a long way here as they provide a balanced amount of both of your primary stats (with melds obv), unfortunately not everyone has access to them for one reason or another.