Quote Originally Posted by AutoWhit View Post
Why does everyone think that the shortage of tanks is a result of not enough tank classes/jobs? People don't tank because it has a decent amount of responsibility attached to it. All adding another tank class/job will do is shift the actual number of tanks to playing a different one.

I really want SAM in the game, and if it's added as dps I'll finally be able to ditch DRG as my main (I prefer 2hd sword weilding dps classes), but adding it as a tank isn't gonna change the fact I don't want to main a tank....so I won't.
By the same token, to go off the example of the job I'm wanting (Dancer), as much as I want to play Dancer, if it's a DPS I flat out refuse. I hate being a DPS. I mean irrationally hate. I only put up with it for friends when needed, but scurry back to my tanks and healers at the first opportunity. I also will not tackle any current expansion content as a DPS.