Quote Originally Posted by MetalheroD View Post
Actually, we're called tanks because we're durable and can take hits. There are ways of being durable besides wearing lots of levels of metal plates. For example, using earth magic to enhance one's durabilty, or using Air magic to make you harder to hit.
I'm just saying that it's practical for a tank to wear heavy armor, so they can be durable and can take hits better. The magic you've mentioned is a possibility (except the air one. That's not tanking, but evasion.) but I doubt there would be a special snowflake light-armor/leather/cloth-wearing tank anytime soon, without the help of glamour.