What they mean by "change the damage calculations of tanks"?

[Xenosan]

As nice as it'd be if VIT replaced STR in damage calculations (or at a ratio STR), there's a couple reasons I don't think that's what's going on..

I seriously doubt that their intended adjustment is to make higher damage dealing easier to do and more forgiving,

If SE is looking at Tank Damage calculations, it'd be because they don't like the Damage Results tanks are dishing out. If they were fine with tanks having high potential DPS they'd just leave things the way they are. In correlation they referred to hybrid accessories as 'exploits.'

Changing to a VIT modifier doesn't change anything from their perspective, it only make things easier for players. I think SE is struggling right now with raid design because they can't predict and account for tank DPS. How could you when aggressive tanks are pushing 800+ per raid and timid tanks stay at ~400-500? The range is so wide, my guess is they want to narrow that gap. Simplest and easiest way to do that is just throw a hard cap on tank's STR scaling. No I'm not vouching for it, I don't want to see a change like that.. But frankly what else would provide results of significant change.

They wouldn't modify damage calculations unless they wanted to change tank DPS. Swapping to VIT does not do that. Tanks broadcasting their ~900 DPS in SAVAGE content and you think it won't fall onto SE's radar? This LL comment was the sound of SE loading the nerf gun. When I consider this comment in addition to the hybrid accessory comment it all feels very foreboding.