How to make tanks more fun to play (devs please read)

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tl;dr


I don't think the problem is in how Tanks in FFXIV play. I think the problem is in how enemies have so much HP that their contribution to the death timer of an enemy is so dreadfully low in comparison to DPS that tanking just feels like a boring slug job. Enemies just have too much HP. If the tank-n-spank process in FFXIV was a bit faster, i dont think we'd have any issues. I say decrease enemy HP by 50%, increase damage and count by 40%, every class feels significantly more powerful, DPS feels alot more squishy, everything moves faster and everyone has more fun!


Leveling my Paladin, unless I have a Thumaturge/Black Mage who is AoE savvy...YES it's definitely boring as hell. You just grab 3 enemies, the healer spams heal on you, and the DPS do all the work. Shield Bash when the enemy casts an AoE. It's dreadfully boring. I wish more Dragoons would use their AoE skills. BLMs who know how to use their AoEs are the BEST thing I can ever get.


It makes the entire battle more interesting. The healer has to stay on their toes, the DPS are dropping all the enemies at once, and i'm on my toes keeping enmity and picking off the weaklings. Everything just feels more significant with AoE.