Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
The main issue is that it ridiculously inflated tank DPS. Was also a big issue in PvP, since ganging up on a tank meant said tank was then doing a lot of damage while keeping all of its defenses intact. If there's gonna be some sort of tradeoff, it really can't be survivability because otherwise you get screwed during boss fights (systems like WAR's Slayer wouldn't work for this very reason).
Would it make more sense to reverse it then? The more damage you take = The higher your offenses go while your defenses decrease, while in Tank Stance. I could see DRK having two stances like PLD does to accommodate how the class has operated before.