Dear Gilgamesh Party via Sirensong Sea... (aka "I don't know my Job/Role!")

[Venjenz]

Um, I think you all can stop now, the point has been belabored enough witbout going into caps and doling out righteous fury about the sacred tenets of tanking.

I used caps because OP did in their rant. And I wasn't "doling out righteous fury about the sacred tenets of tanking" just listing the basic, yeah_duh aspects of that role. Have most HP, keep HP between bad guys and friends, don't stand in fire. That is as basic as the "know your job" description of tanking gets, and isn't sacred, just common sense.

[Kallera]

I used caps because OP did in their rant. And I wasn't "doling out righteous fury about the sacred tenets of tanking" just listing the basic, yeah_duh aspects of that role. Have most HP, keep HP between bad guys and friends, don't stand in fire. That is as basic as the "know your job" description of tanking gets, and isn't sacred, just common sense.

yeah, ok, sure, we're all sensible people here.

[Azharahs]

As a healer who switched to tanking for Stormblood, I've seen both sides of this, but I'll comment from a healer's perspective.

I can't speak as to your being kicked. You may have felt the healer could handle it, but maybe the healer felt differently?

Yes, you're a tank, you can take more and bigger hits. But that doesn't mean you HAVE to. Many cases, you can move out, and back in when it's safe and the boss won't move. But if you have to move, so be it. Like others said, the DPS should know how to adjust. Yes, there are some things you can't avoid, or times when you have to take a hit. That's okay, that's what cooldowns are for.

In short, throw your healers a bone and dodge when you can. It helps us to help you.