Quote Originally Posted by Tanis_Ebonhart View Post
When you learn to be respectful and stop being toxic then we can talk. Not that I see much gain from it considering you see tanks as glorified Babysitters meant to accommodate suicidal "go, go, go" DPS that blatantly disrespect the tank like yourself.
Rinhi is correct.

Tanks are (for the most part) just glorified babysitters. Especially in dungeons and other non-threatening content.

I am speaking as a tank main, not as a DPS main.

Tanks do not set the pace. DPS set the pace. How fast the enemies are defeated dictates how quickly the group can move to the next set of enemies and how many enemies to grab. DPS have majority control over this. Tank and Healer damage are used to substitute lacking DPS damage and/or helps speed up the kill if there is an adequate enough damage from the DPS.

Tanks and Healers are custodians. They set an environment to allow DPS to do their jobs without worry. For tanks, this is just holding enemies in a certain way, using damage reduction, and deal damage. They do not dictate pace. The help maintain the pace.

As for pulls, it would be easier to do an end-to-end hold by you as the tank pulling first. If a DPS or Healer does, then you are just saving a GCD/Provoke. Don’t take offence to it. Use it to your advantage and grab the mobs.

If you cannot get over this mentality that you have, I think you would be better off playing a DPS. Tanks are a service role, just like healers. DPS are your main character who drives forward the progression. This is not me being disrespectful to Tanks or Healers. It is just how SE has designed these jobs for FF14.