Quote Originally Posted by Alerith View Post
And we've never lost because of tanking. Also, if you re-read what I originally posted, I do have
I never said it isn't going to put a strain on the mages. However, strain on the mages does not make an ability REQUIRED. What is required is not getting yourself blown up.
You improve yourself to cause less strain on the ones healing you. That is the whole point of getting geared up. Hell, if I knew mages could just heal me fine no matter what, I would be tanking these fights naked.

In this case, getting abilities that help your survival from MRD, PGL, CNJ, and others are quite essential to becoming a viable tank, because I would be pissed if I was a mage and had to waste more MP on you because you couldn't take the time like the rest of us and make yourself as efficient as can possibly be.