Have Tanks been dumbed down to much?

[IntrovertAnt]

I do miss having more defensive CDs, they removed Bulwark and Awareness even tho they buffed sheltron I feel like not getting any new defensive skills has made it feel like the focus has become more offensive and less defensive and that's not what being a tank is about, this is probably my biggest issue regarding the question. Maybe not for GNB as it's a new job and everything feels new but for PLD defensive wise nothing feels new.
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This is a general reminder to all tanks. We did get a new defensive cooldowns and it's called Arm's Length. Please don't over look using it on mass pulls in dungeons. Your healers will appreciate it.

[ZellosWilder]

This is a general reminder to all tanks. We did get a new defensive cooldowns and it's called Arm's Length. Please don't over look using it on mass pulls in dungeons. Your healers will appreciate it.

While I agree with u with Arm's Length and I do use them on big pulls in dungeons for the slow effect but it's not really useful on bosses or on ex/savage fights as they resist it although I use it for the knockback effect which I don't really count as a defensive skill so it can easily be overlooked especially since PLD always had a anti knockback/pull in skill called "tempered will" which was later removed getting it back doesn't feel new to me.

Also I said new defensive cooldowns meaning multiple cds, 1 that all tanks share with all melee dps and ranged dps isn't really a new tank skill.