Quote Originally Posted by MercureXI View Post
BST wearing heavy armor doesn't make much more sense if you wanna talk about itemization ...
Except that it does? Many times BST has been depicted in heavier armor, and the idea of a wild beast tamer wearing heavy furs and bone armor is entirely in-line with their visual identity.



Armor such as this would be completely fitting for Beastmaster and can definitely fall under the category of Fending.



Was talking ability wise anyway, DNC makes much more sense as a tank than BST if you refer to FFXI
Name a single Job that was in FFXI that plays the same or has the exact same abilities as it does in FFXIV. If you want FFXI's dancers, go play FFXI. If dancer ever gets added to 14 it will be nothing like it was in XI so your example is entirely pointless.



While BST would add ... what ? A reskinned Titan Egi that would tank for you while you use axe skills and feed him with Zeta biscuits ?
Hilarious you dismiss Beastmaster as being incapable of anything unique yet sing Dancer's praises as being rife with opportunity. You clearly show a lack of creativity if you think that's the case. I can think of a simple concept alone that would make a Beastmaster tank leagues more interesting than Dancer could ever be, and that's the notion of a mounted Tank. A fighter who does battle while atop a powerful beast. It's a common fantasy trope but one that would be incredibly unique within the makeup of the game's existing jobs.