Tanks, please use strength gear.. :(

[Seshayn]

Ilvl 184, (if you consider this average) difference between my full STR and VIT sets 2214 HP. I've seen single hits from boss fights take off more than that.

Well, as I said, what I consider an "average gear level" and what you consider are obviously very different. Seeing as I don't see my gear as being anything special, I used myself as a baseline. As I currently have an Ilvl 194 acquired through eso tomes and alexander normal (which truth be told at this point I would consider slightly below what you would want to be if you were a tank main) I find it a safe baseline. Those more geared than myself would find an even higher difference between their full vit and full str setups.

Insofar as saying you've seen a single hit from a boss do more than 2200 hp, I believe we all have. However what your generalized statement fails to convey is the damage per second rate of the boss vs the tank in question. I've seen a warrior hit for 8k in a single hit. It does not mean that they do that much damage every attack. Bahamut could flatten an unprepared tank for 11k at level 50, but it wasn't every attack.

I personally feel as if what you said to me were similar to the following analogy.

Seshayn "You know, the sky looks nice and blue today."
Eye_Gore "Yeah but I've seen clouds in it before."
Seshayn "Ummm ok?"
Eye_Gore "Clouds are white."

No offense meant, I just really feel like that is how most conversations with people go here.