Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
For instance, I've especially been looking into how I can create a Shield Oath that can be sort of a tank/utility stance that doesn't actually require you to be MT to still have a hell of an effect (or in this case, toolkit, mostly).
We can start with removing the damage penalty on the tank stances, WoW did this because they realized (correctly I might add) that it's not necessary as long as the DPS stance provides enough of a buff that it's still more damage to be in said dps stance. Secondly, for utility I offer you this ability that all tanks in SWTOR have some variation of (note that Soresu Form in the tooltip is the defensive tank stance for Jedi Guardian/Sith Juggernaut in that game):

Guard- You mark a target as a "Guarded" target. While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you. Requires Soresu Form.