the need for 3rd tank class

[Purrfectstorm]

There's no one fix for the tank shortage but I'll tell you why I'm moving away from tanking:

1) I find casters more fun. Can we please have a caster tank? How about Red Mage? Tanking through self-enhancement buffs: Phalanx, Blink, Barspells, Shell, Stoneskin, Regen. Weakening enemies with enfeebles: Paralyze, Attack Down, Dia. Gaining enmity through En-spells maybe?

2) Fight mechanics are generally harder for tanks: get hate, position this mob just so, don't lose hate, silence this, stun that, oh and don't forget to learn tank swaps since SE has fallen in love with this mechanic. But the biggest reason is:

3) People are jerks to tanks. They wait so long for one to join their group and then give them grief if they make one mistake. This is compounded by the fact that tanks know they get the shortest queues so some are jerks themselves. This can negatively feed the perceptions of both sides i.e. tanks are treated badly and tanks treat others badly. It's easy to see what side is best to be on there (hint: it's not the tank).

TL;DR - Basically, there should be more tank jobs to appeal to different interests, SE should ease up on some of the fight mechanics for tanks, and the community as a whole (both tanks and non-tanks) needs to be more kind to one another.

People want to play a game to decrease their stress levels, not raise them.