Getting refused to EX groups as a DRK

[Kaedan94]

I suggest you take a harder look at what Giantbane is explaining. It seems the core of tanking meta - EHP - is something you've yet to grasp.

Also, I'm not seeing a single tank class leveled on your lodestone.

That might be another indication.

Umm... I think you're having the issue understanding. Yes, I'm perfectly aware that 20% reduction and 20% more HP are essentially the same result. What you don't seem to be getting is that if the WAR has the same HP as a DRK WITH Defiance up, then the mitigation from Defiance is "worthless" by comparison. A DRK with 16,000 HP and a WAR with 16,000 HP (in Defiance), the DRK can turn on Grit and get an additional 20% mitigation the WAR no longer has by comparison. In that case, the closest thing the WAR could use to match is IB.

A 20k HP WAR (in Defiance) vs a 16k DRK in Grit are roughly equal.

Take a look at my signature, pal. Maybe you'll get the hint. My character's main was PLD before HW and is now DRK.