Quote Originally Posted by Alazier View Post
This isnt even a debate. Bottom line is, if a dps messes up then your gonna recover, if. Healer dies in an 8 man.. then you MIGHT recover. But if the TANK dies or doesnt keep the battle under control then its a definite wipe. How does that not reflect the responsibility?
Like I've stated above, I've seen tanks die and the party carry on like nothing happened. Of course, this requires the DPS and healer to be excellent at their jobs, but all things being equal, that's not something that matters.

When it comes to 8 man parties you have an entirely different scenario and everything gets wonky. For instance, some 8-man parties like to solo tank it. That's fine but it's an artificial inflation of responsibility in the way that bringing a single healer or a single DPS is. Of course that lone role is going to have the most responsibility because you've eliminated all of their safety nets. If there are two tanks in an 8 man party the responsibility is almost wholly contingent on the actual fight. Sometimes a dead tank signifies a wipe, sometimes it's a dead healer. Almost never a dead DPS though. Two dead DPS...well, you're probably gonna start to see some problems.