Stop rewarding tanks/healers! We all put in the same effort.

[YitharV2]

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Shh, shh, we don't talk about that here. Don't you know, tanks are supposed to tank?

Seriously though, I agree that some people don't like the responsibility. I myself don't necessarily like it, but I still did it in other MMOs because of the level of engagement that a tank had, far far beyond the level of engagement a DPS had. I'd say playing Monk and Samurai is more engaging to me than playing Warrior or Paladin.

For Monk specifically, there are just so many things I need to optimize and pay attention to. I have 3 oGCDs that I should be using on cooldown. I also need to pay attention to chakras because of Deep Meditation. Positionals are like a fun puzzle, and they make a huge difference in DPS. I also need to upkeep Dragon Kick, Twin Snakes and Demolish.

Edit: TERA Tanking vs FFXIV Tanking.
This is what I'm talking about. That WAR spamming 1-2-3 aggro combo and popping a CD and running out of an AoE every now and then? I can watch Netflix while doing that. There is very little engagement in FFXIV tanking outside of optimizing your DPS.