What to manage as a tank?

[Chrome_Aerial]

you obviously never played a tank if you believe aggro management is not a thing.... tank stance alone is not enough to keep aggro given some dps have insane damage output. i've lost aggro on enemies many times due to people focussing damage during a pull.
mitigations are a must or you will wipe if your healer is not up to the task to become a healerbot to keep your sorry ass alive. (wich at that point if you dont use mitigations why even bother playing a tank class? just go dps and pull enemies as dps. pretty much the same thing)

and lastly.
tanks should manage: Boss and pull position. cluttered up pulls are better to hit then spread out when we speak targeted AoE's.
face bosses away from your party in regards to cleave or cone attacks.
mitigation rotation. spamming all mits in 1 go get you wiped on your next pull. mitigation not at all gets you most likely wiped instantly as many healers will not and cannot deal the sheer damage if NOT mitigated. (i speak of experience)
and YES enmity management. ALWAYS make sure you are A on the enmity list. some dps focus damage on targets during a pull and will take enmity away from you (bahamut and phoenix even have increased enmity as an effect)
and some dps have such high single target dps they generate enmity while you run forward as tank. KEEP sheild lobbing or unmending. use a provoke or since 7.05 use AoE's and gap closer abilties for increased enmity on the targets.

IF YOU FAIL 1 OF THESE, YOU'RE A MEDIOCRE TANK
IF YOU FAIL MULTIPLE OF THESE YOU'RE A BAD TANK

[Nero-Voidstails]

you obviously never played a tank if you believe aggro management is not a thing.... tank stance alone is not enough to keep aggro given some dps have insane damage output. i've lost aggro on enemies many times due to people focussing damage during a pull.
mitigations are a must or you will wipe if your healer is not up to the task to become a healerbot to keep your sorry ass alive. (wich at that point if you dont use mitigations why even bother playing a tank class? just go dps and pull enemies as dps. pretty much the same thing)

and lastly.
tanks should manage: Boss and pull position. cluttered up pulls are better to hit then spread out when we speak targeted AoE's.
face bosses away from your party in regards to cleave or cone attacks.
mitigation rotation. spamming all mits in 1 go get you wiped on your next pull. mitigation not at all gets you most likely wiped instantly as many healers will not and cannot deal the sheer damage if NOT mitigated. (i speak of experience)
and YES enmity management. ALWAYS make sure you are A on the enmity list. some dps focus damage on targets during a pull and will take enmity away from you (bahamut and phoenix even have increased enmity as an effect)
and some dps have such high single target dps they generate enmity while you run forward as tank. KEEP sheild lobbing or unmending. use a provoke or since 7.05 use AoE's and gap closer abilties for increased enmity on the targets.

IF YOU FAIL 1 OF THESE, YOU'RE A MEDIOCRE TANK
IF YOU FAIL MULTIPLE OF THESE YOU'RE A BAD TANK

between pulls like running to one pack to a other always use the aoe Dot's if you are a pal or a gunbreaker