Anyone else get this feeling?

[PArcher]

Only 2 nights of A5S and the feedback I got was not to improve how well I can tank but to do higher dps. I was the OT but having the primary focus being dps is still ridiculous to me. If I wanted to push my dps, I would roll a dps class.

As OT in A5S, you're spending most of your time not tanking anything. So unless you're just sitting doing nothing, do some DPS. A6S you'll be tanking at least Brawler and Vortexer (some groups the OT tanks Blaster too, but he's not that punishing on the tank), and will need heavy mitigation for them.

But yes, generally as OT you are expected to do DPS, because otherwise you're just sitting there doing nothing. Especially as a WAR, the DPS-tank. Roll a PLD or DRK if you want to main tank primarily, or insist that you MT as WAR (which isn't something most group will want. Not that WAR can't tank, they just have the highest DPS-potential of the tanks)

I'm guessing you chose the wrong job for the role you want