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

[DMooseJ]

I don't know. What if the special mount was a literal tank? Hell, I'll take that.

And like everybody else is saying, the problem is responsibility. None of your suggestions allay that problem. 'Fun' is an incredibly subjective thing and different roles have their own points. Some people have 'fun' with the responsibility of tanking and the challenge of coordinating pulls and boss fights, some people just have fun when they shoot stuff and see big numbers.