Quote Originally Posted by Jonnycbad View Post
Just because you pull the targets does not mean you are a leader. Technically, anyone could pull. In FFXI? Healers and bards(a support job) did the pulling, or in roaming parties even DPS pulled. It's the playerbase that decided in FFXIV that tanks do the pulling. At any rate, it's fallacious to say that leading a charge makes you a leader. War generals leading their armies did not ever lead charges, they were in the back. Generals and Commanders do not rush headlong into the frontlines. Tanks control the PACE of the group, but to say they lead everything is a biased view.
Quote really just reeks of insecurity, The developers decided tanks were pulling. Do me a favor and go pull odin out in black shroud once as a Drg. Or even better, pull a hardhelm in a2s or Nael in T9 with your Drg and watch that soul stone get heavy on you. At certain levels this game has first attacks that will almost one shot any dps. Tanks literally lead the way of the group. That is their purpose. The entire rant about "omgz tanks don't lead me" isn't reality, because they do. Conflating "leading" with "dictating" against objective understanding and then calling people who acknowledge the objective truth as "biased" is a bit silly.

Tanks lead the group. You can deny this if it bothers your ego but it won't change the reality of the situation. This doesn't mean that they are better than you or control you, that's your insecurity talking. It simply means the pull and pace the runs. If you want to do this you are more than welcome to tank also, if not then you follow the tank. If this type of setup bothers you then a trinity MMO is not the thing for you.