Quote Originally Posted by Tihm81 View Post
I don't see why, once you've learned the content, that you wouldn't want to maximize DPS as a tank. Priority 1 - hold aggro. Priority 2 - mitigate when needed. Priority 3 - DPS. Holding aggro is ingrained in the tanking jobs from the first dungeon. Mitigation comes with learning content. Once you know the content, you're selling yourself short to not try maximizing DPS.
The problem is that more often than not, priority 3 is done at the expense of step 2. A reduction in mitigation at best reduces healer dps and at worst risks death and a possible party wipe. It is common practice on these forums to ignore those effects, especially loss of healer dps.