Quote Originally Posted by Sipherous View Post
The DPS tank Meta is pretty much dead at this point and that's not a bad thing. This will require the DPS to actually do their jobs more and not rely on the extra output from Tanks and Healers to meet checks.
First and foremost, no one expected tanks and healer to meet DPS checks. It was always about equal contribution. The idea DPS just need to "git gud" and that the others roles shouldn't have to deal damage is utter nonsense. The whole point of extra damage is essentially that; damage outside the requirement, thus making content go faster. The only difference is only one role prioritizes it above all else.

Aside from that, no the DPS meta is not dead. All the adjustment cause is players being even less willing to switch back. I guarantee you, Warriors won't be thinking "oh, I better be careful with stance dancing." They'll think, "Heal me because once I turn on Deliverance, I'm never going back." The only thing that will never hinder the DPS meta is content that necessitates more defensive play. I've already seen plenty of tanks pull 6+ mobs and handle it fine. Sure, it's more a struggle currently since everything is new. But that isn't going to last nor suddenly deter players who always played aggressive to stop. On the healer side of things, White Mage is a DPS monster in dungeons. In fact, Cleric Stance was largely abandoned because it made healer DPS feel clunky and frustrating at times. Why punish tanks for the same thing you removed from healers?

Putting all that side, others have already summed up another issue going in the direction the devs have. If less people perceive tanks fun, they simply won't play them. Currently, I find Dark Knight awful because everything I loved about the job was gutting in favour of a simplistic, bare bones approach. I'll see if my opinion changes the more I level it, however this just pushes me closer to sticking with Samurai or picking up the new OP Paladin I hear so many people gushing over. I doubt that is what the devs wanted nor am I alone feeling this way.