Quote Originally Posted by whiskeybravo View Post
The only difference (currently) between melee DPS and WAR (or PLD for that matter) is the Class/Job stat allocations. All tank gear has STR, same as melee DPS. All tanks can wear STR accessories.
And I do carry DD accessories on me! It can be handy when you're fighting Atomos for example.

In 1.23, there were two stances, each of them had a bit of their own mechanics going, which made it fun and diverse to play. We could use either of the stances "Tanking" and "Damage Dealing", each played slightly differently. This is the "fun" and "diversity" I think OP is missing (and I am, too). Now we have the two stances "Tanking" and "Not Tanking", the latter removing EVERY warrior ability from our arsenal, while adding absolutely nothing.