WHy do you tank?

[Anienai]

Makes me feel better about myself.

[iVolke]

I like controlling the pace of a dungeon.

[Enkonda]

With that said, I haven't actually been playing my Warrior much since getting my Bard to 60. This is almost purely due to the stress involved in doing lots of new-to-me content as a tank, where people will frequently tell you exactly how they think you're doing it wrong. Pulling too many, not pulling enough, going too slow, going too fast, facing the wrong way, not in the right position, moving around too much while dodging AEs, and on and on. I've also had micromanaging types complain about exactly what skills I was or was not using at any given time...

I agree. That's kind of why I don't tank much of end-game stuff. People feel the need to constantly micromanage your play style to the point where you're wondering if they're paying more attention to you than the actual battle. I just need to cap my tanks because I'm a 100% perfectionist so I spend most of my tanking experience doing various fates. X3

[Izsha]

Was dps main in other games. Leveled war for dungeon cue timed back in WP/AK/CM spam days. Swapped to tank out of necessity mid season of coil 1-5 for my group. Realized war was actually pretty fun. 2.2 came and it became fun and actually useful. Loved it ever since.

But......when I want to netflix and chill for dungeons I cue on drg deeps needs no focus in trash dungeons.

[Lethallin]

Because I play whatever class I like the most, and in this game it was Marauder.

[ChaozK]

I like the look and heavy feel of WAR and DRK.
It feels like i am playing a heavy melee (which it essentially is).

With PLD i like that i can cast stoneskin and cover to protect others. Has some healer feel to it.

[SummonerSenah]

A few reasons that all kind of mash together. It started out as the raid group in my FC only having one person who mained a tank, so we would have to do stuff that only required one tank, borrow a tank from one of our linkshells, or make due with someone's (usually lower geared) alt tank. Towards the end of ARR I started gearing up WAR (my favorite at the time) so I could be the second tank. Then HW came out and I picked up DRK and it's been my main since. As it happens the other tank switched from paladin to dark, so we just run everything with two DRKs now.

[Ragnorak]

This is my first MMO i accidentally started as a marauder not knowing what my roll would be and the responsibility behind it. Luckily my friend who got me into the game mained Warrior so i had a mentor if you will. Ive been tanking ever since with no regrets. Im am tho to the point where all i can do is tank cuz im bad at everything else hahaha

[Ciri_Wolf]

I like having people follow my lead. Makes me feel like the leader.

[RecklessLion]

Pshhh I tank because tank.........is.............life and life...........is..........tank. Yes it's that serious I love being a tank. Not because it makes me this suppose leader or I'm in control type. It's because I like wearing the biggest armor, holding the biggest weapons and smashing baddies in the face. I love standing in front of the mob holding it down for a team, I love knowing I'm protecting everyone, I love being able to go toe to toe, I love being big being strong, I......love.......brawling and standing to say I gave my all. Tank is LIFE and Life is TANK!!!