Quote Originally Posted by Isala View Post
For now, yes. But they've proven in several MMOs that you don't need plate to be a tank. You can make up for it with stance adjustments. The Assassin tank of SWTOR, the Bear tank of WoW, those have both proven that you can have a class be squishy out of tank stance, but a wall in their tank stance.
I more so meant it in that all plate gear is itemized towards tanks and wearable by all three tanks. Its pretty much the rule that in FFXIV, if you wear plate, you're a tank. Its why DRK is a tank.