Problems with ST queue taking a long time for tanks

[Zumi]

ST queues are very long for tanks 30min to 1 hour on average.

In ST the party make up is, 1 tank, 2 healers, and 5 dps per party x 3. The problem with this is it deviates from all the other 8 man content in FFXIV that is 2 tanks 2 healers and 4 dps. With so few tank spots to fit in all the tanks that normally play this game makes us have a really long wait compared to healers and dps.

Suggestion make change the party set up back to 2 tanks 2 healers, 4 dps like it was in the original crystal tower. The queue time for tanks was much lower and more reasonable wait of 1-10 min.

[Urthdigger]

Tank is usually the class most needed to fill the queues. Take a look at your queue next time you're stuck waiting. Bet it'll be because another tank is needed in the other parties.

[Zumi]

Tank is usually the class most needed to fill the queues. Take a look at your queue next time you're stuck waiting. Bet it'll be because another tank is needed in the other parties.

I am talking about ST not other queues.

[Raxion]

As a tank, I know it sucks. But to be honest, it's pretty much the only queue that isn't instant for us.

ST with 6 tanks would just be retarded. You hardly need more than one tank for the entire raid.

[Gextiv]

Aye. In full support.

But why stop at two tanks in a party?

I suggest 3 tanks, 1 Healer, and 4 dps. Doing so will give the tank community not good but great fast ques for ST!

[Evangela]

we only need 3 tanks for the raid. so if there are 3 tanks taking the spots before you, you're doomed, forced to wait for the next raid in queue while the current queue still waiting to get 24 people.

[Mugiawara]

Aye. In full support.

But why stop at two tanks in a party?

I suggest 3 tanks, 1 Healer, and 4 dps. Doing so will give the tank community not good but great fast ques for ST!

Forgive me if this is being sarcastic and all, I can't tell but there's no reason you need 9 tanks in ST.
Not only that you've shafted healers, you need 2 healers in ST. If you get froze for example in the Scylla part and being the only healer, you're screwed.
Also, they stopped with 1 per party because ST doesn't really have any mechanics that requires you to tank swap.
I also think it's because it helps queue times with lack of tanks to start.

[Donjo]

As a tank, I know it sucks. But to be honest, it's pretty much the only queue that isn't instant for us.

This, exactly. Every other queue in the game is quick for us. We are in no way entitled to ask for such a change to be made. Just tough it out like the DPS do for once.

[samnas]

Aye. In full support.

But why stop at two tanks in a party?

I suggest 3 tanks, 1 Healer, and 4 dps. Doing so will give the tank community not good but great fast ques for ST!

But what if 4 tanks queue at the same time? It would suck if the 4th tank has to wait for next queue. The only reasonable solution is to make it dynamic. All tanks that are queued get in and then fill it out with healers that have been waiting a few minutes and if there is still room let those DPS that have been queued for the past hour or so in.

[Taliph]

Omg, we can't have the princess tanks waiting In queue!

Seriously, deal with it. Dps has since launch.