How did you level your tank?

[Mattelot]

Then go play dps.If you don't want to do tank content then you shouldn't be playing tank.The Only way to get better at tank is by practise.(actually tanking,fates don't count as tanking)

People don't have to play to personal standards to be able to actually play. Heck, i'm a healer and I don't DPS. If I wanted to DPS, I'll switch my soul to Summoner. Some people play certain classes because they enjoy how the class plays. I know a guy who plays Dark Knight and doesn't tank. He just enjoys playing the class casually.

[Metalwrath]

People don't have to play to personal standards to be able to actually play. Heck, i'm a healer and I don't DPS. If I wanted to DPS, I'll switch my soul to Summoner. Some people play certain classes because they enjoy how the class plays. I know a guy who plays Dark Knight and doesn't tank. He just enjoys playing the class casually.

I'm not sure you understand what you are saying.If people Want to play tank for casual and story thats fine.But story content is also locked with dungeons and trials.So you'd have to level a dps or a healer anyway if you don't want to tank in dungeons.2 dps and a healer are not going to carry a tank for a whole dungeon run to get past content.Same with trials.The kick option will be selected instead.This is not a personal oppinion this is just fact.Also not useing a tank in dungeon or trials is a complete waste of the majority of their skill sets.It's like picking a dps and just only useing auto attack on monsters.

[Canadane]

Legacy for life! Could go 1-50 in a day of playtime with a warrior doing all the work.

Warrior is my main and I made a lot of gil powerlevelling. *evil laugh*

[Mattelot]

I'm not sure you understand what you are saying.

Of course, I understand it. I'm the one who said it.

If people Want to play tank for casual and story thats fine.But story content is also locked with dungeons and trials. *snip*.

Even when I was brand new to the game, I noticed that nothing through the MSQ required anybody to be great. I've completed dungeons and trials with bad tanks, DPS and healers (when I played a DPS) with little issues. It was only when multiple people were bad, did we have real problems. Maybe it's just my experience but in my entire time playing, I've only seen twice where someone was vote-kicked. I've never initiated one because I've never thought someone was so bad that they deserved it. Maybe they were like the guy in question. Maybe they were just getting their hands dirty. Many are gated behind ilvl requirements which I found all of them very easy, even when the minimum ilvl is met.

[Metalwrath]

I'm confused Again?You seem to be trying to encourage people to play badly and let others carry them?
Why would you do that?

[Anienai]

With the blood of my foes.

[Februs]

I leveled my Drk and War almost exclusively with dungeons. Insta-queues and PuG carries for the win.

My Pld was leveled mostly in dungeons, but I do recall clearing the last few levels with leve quests. Back then, leve quests actually paid out a pretty hefty sum of exp and a ridiculous amount of bonus exp for challenges, so it was one of the fastest ways to power level (if not extremely boring and repetitive). I was sad when SE hit leve quest exp with a nerf hammer the size of the moon. I probably would have put more effort into my dps jobs if they kept it the way it was ...

[zmandude24]

Two words: Duty Finder

[Yeol]

Tanks get the same XP as everyone else.

You may have had Rest XP on your healer and none on your WAR. Make sure also that you have your food buff on while leveling for the extra 3% XP, and if possible the FC buff The heat of battle. If you end up in anything that syncs you under level 30, then throw on Brand new Ring for the Extra XP, you get it from completing your Hall of Novice training.

I was doing 'The Dusk Vigil' lvl 51 dungeon which didn't give me enough EXP, but the one after it 'Sohm Al' lvl 53 is great and EXP gain is much better.

[Yeol]

I've done it probably the worst way imaginable. FATEs and leves. But that's mostly because I was never confident in my tanking skills. Also I'm a very slow-and-steady player, so wasn't very comfortable being put in charge of dungeon pacing.

It is fine go for it!
I was worried when I first started tanking till I got my tanking stance at level 30, everything went smooth from there ^^