Tank Stances and WHY???

[SingularBanana]

Because all BLU actions are level 1, they don't have restrictions like all the other jobs. Once you obtain a BLU spell it's available regardless of sync (obviously you need to set it first).

Except all tank stances are available prior to there being Duty Finder/Party Finder availability. The first time there's any sort of group-required content is level 10. All tank stances are available at level 10. There's no case where you will get into a duty that is below the required level for a tank stance.

[Kurando]

snip.

You've missed the point though, if you sync down for whatever reason then the stance is removed. If you are lvl 10 when you enter a duty which is lvl 10, you do not lose the stance if you have it on before you entered the duty. It's just like if I go in to a lvl 80 duty with a stance on beforehand, it won't be removed because I'm not being synced down in any way..

Also FATEs count as synced content (there are a few under lvl 10), so if you need to sync to participate in them then any stances are removed again. The exception being BLU because all actions are lvl 1, so they don't lose anything.

[SingularBanana]

You've missed the point though, if you sync down for whatever reason then the stance is removed. If you are lvl 10 when you enter a duty which is lvl 10, you do not lose the stance if you have it on before you entered the duty. It's just like if I go in to a lvl 80 duty with a stance on beforehand, it won't be removed because I'm not being synced down in any way..

Also FATEs count as synced content (there are a few under lvl 10), so if you need to sync to participate in them then any stances are removed again. The exception being BLU because all actions are lvl 1, so they don't lose anything.

BLU is an exception to everything. They're a limited class to be played on their own or with groups of themselves. They can't queue for dungeons like normal classes can or else they may be sync'd, too, so it's not a perfect comparison. I was speaking, also, specifically of group content. FATEs, even below level 10, can be solo content, but I hadn't also considered FATEs, so that's a good point. Not a perfect argument, like the BLU comparison, but decent.

I know the when of it happening, I just don't understand the why of it for group content. It did make sense when the abilities weren't available for some of the lower content, but once that was changed, I feel like them being deactivated is an oversight and not intentional.

I'm not the only tank who takes issue with this, either. It's confusing as to the why of it. Hasrat's speculation has been the best defense of it I've seen so far and has given me another possible angle from which to view the deactivation, but it still - to me and a few others I know, not to mention how many I don't know - is a minor irritation that feels like it could be easily remedied.