do people hate tanking?

[Drkdays]

I wish the game gave greater preference to filling groups in progress.

[Lillia]

I don't really tank because I tend to get nervous and judgmental of my own tanking. I stopped at lvl 50 with my war and just kept it at that level. xD

[Iagainsti]

11 pages later; still love it <3

[Ebonwings]

I love tanking xD fun stuff just keeping aggro, using cooldowns, and mechanics xD The best part is when going ot as PLD I put on sword oath and pretend to work hard

[FabricioRF]

Hell, I love tanking, specially as WAR. What I hate is some people in DF. They treat tanks like shit.
That's why I tank for friends only.

[Friedpicklez]

For me, it's remembering mechanics and directions for dungeons I haven't stepped foot inside for long amounts of time that makes me uncomfortable. However, I really enjoy tanking the big fates (Eyes, Svara, etc). Even when I'm playing as my SMN, I'm likely to send Titan-egi in anyways.

[Matrinka]

I picked up tanking and actually really like it - when I run with people I know. I doubt I'm doing a terrible job, as I rarely lose aggro and runs are quick. Whenever I use the duty finder, I tend to get groups who are never satisfied. I just don't want to put up with their behavior.

[Ilitsa]

I don't hate tanking, I love it. I hate the attitude of the random healer or a dps that feel they know better than I how much I'm comfortable tanking, and insist on pulling extra packs for me when I've stopped to handle the ones I wanted. Or the constant whining and bitching if I pulled 3 packs instead of 4, or whatever other stupid thing that the random people in DF decide is their trigger for that day. Therefore, I'll only tank if I can get at least 3 of my friends with me, preferably 4, because screw that.

[RocheKat]

It doens't help that tanks level really fast. I have all three tanks capped because of how fast level while most of the rest of my jobs are 52 or lower.

Once tanks are leveled they stop doing DR because there is no reason to do it anymore.

[Averax]

It's not so much people hate it. It's that they hate being in the lead, especially with strangers.
It could be they're too timid---

Hit the nail on the head. Tanking makes me so uncomfortable, and it doesn't help that my first tanking experiences were in WoW where they seriously treat tanks like human garbage, and where you have to race the dps to each pull because they don't think they need you or the healer (until they die, and that's where the obscenities come in).

I used to be a dps only kind of person, until i tried healing and learned that i am pretty damn good at it, and it's a lot more fun than mindlessly slapping something until it dies. I'd try tanking if there was less pressure on the role, but there's little that can be done about that.