Quote Originally Posted by coldreactive View Post
The Magic tank (aka Geomancer) that I suggested is explicitly used in Perfect World International under the title "Psychic." It uses self-shield buffs that reflect back damage at the attacker while reducing incoming damage or slowing attackers if you are hit, etc. Although it doesn't use heavy armor in PWI, it may be difficult for FFXIV Devs to implement a cloth-based tank that has no summons.
A.) You posted your suggestion thread in the wrong forum. That forum is for website feedback and suggestions, not game feedback and suggestions.

B.) FFXI did it. It's called Rune Fencer. I dunno if they've fixed it since SoA release, but it was kinda crummy. I even leveled it to 99 and it still seemed kinda bad to me.