@Naoki Yoshida-> Make Samurai a DPS class!!!

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I fail to see how it would alienate the existing tanking community by creating an option for a fourth alternative tank, without changing the existing tanks. Expecting all future tank jobs to be suited for Fending, just so they can gear them faster is just ridicolous. How about the fifth tank i ask, should it also be Fending? Instead of adding new blood to the tanking scene you wish to spread the existing players over even more jobs?

The same can be asked about what makes you think a DPS job sharing gear with a tank job will make DPS players more likely to try tanking? Yes I expect all future tank jobs to share Fending because from a design standpoint it's the easiest way, changing things up for the sake of change is both risky and potentially brings with it a slew of new problems. SE has shown they play it safe regarding FFXIV, so it's the logical conclusion they're going to continue to do so until the last straw pretty much.

Tanking only for exclusive loot is an odd point in itself. Would you not tank because you like being in charge? Do you really need a carrot on a stick to keep going? I like my odd evening tanking charge of the 24 mans, tanking them. Do i need even more incentive? no. i dont. currently tanks are more than priviledged with tank bonus, mount, titles achievements, instant queues, commendations (these seem to hit me on auto as long as no dps or healer stood out)
You also want free reign on gear?

Yep. It's not fair, but additional incentive needs to be applied towards roles that are less played but desperately essential to keeping the content flowing in this game. It was SE's choice to make it a trinity, and unfortunately that trinity relies on the 3 pillars. So while it wouldn't be fair to DPS players, absolutely more incentive should be given to tanks and healers.

Do you never draw the line then? Do all future tanks have to be of "Fending" just so that the existing tanks dont have to do more work? Like all the melee dps do right now?

I think it is quite an entitled opinion to hold, that just because a new tank is added, they should have immediate access to all tanks, with the same gear.

There are numerous positive reasons for tanks to be Fending only, so no, it's not just so existing tanks don't have to work more, that's simply one of the many reasons it's a good idea though.

Entitled or not, if the tank numbers plummet, the game's health plummets. You need a healthy population of all roles to make this kind of game work. If DPS players don't like that tanks get extra perks, they can simply play tanks.