Ranged Tank

[DSaint]

How would you even go about that? How could you possibly make one of the ranged classes a tank? Or is that not what you are asking? o3o

I think he is not used to ffxiv roles.

Anyway...

Which only leaves being an archer I suppose. Viable in this game? I've only stuck to Summoner and Gladiator so far when it comes to duking it out long term. But my favorite two things to play are tanks--mage tanks and range tanks in particular. So I'm bored and need ideas to make the range tank viable, until the dark knight comes out to satisfy the tanky mage in me.
Any suggestions?

You cant be a ranged tank. If you want to tank, you can just be Gladiator or Marauder. Simple like that.
Archers, monks, dragoons, etc can't be Tanks.