For me it would depend on the specifics. My main issue with tanking is that I prefer ranged classes. I still play a tank over any of the melee dps. Having a ranged tank doesn't make a lot of sense though since most things are going to run up to you. I can see maybe some kind of puppeteer class where you "cast" a puppet from range (like MCH turrets) and attacks are delivered from it.
I voted yes because the reason I play dps isn't for the numbers, which seems to be the root of the question.