Why do you tank ?

[MrRagnarok]

Because I'm the Leader, I'm the shield to protect from harm, I can do not so little damage as i first thought.....and Tanking is the only Role I really enjoy playing

[konpachizaraki]

at first i don't want and i don't care about tanking, but warrior design really hooked me so i ended up playing as them
and why am i still sticking with them because i like it more than any other job
been sticking through thick and thin, when they were crap in 2.0 and then became the overlord in 3.x and then return to crap again in 4.0.
don't care if SE wants to fix this job or not at this point, i'm sticking with it

[aqskerorokero]

I've seen a lot of tank friends make the switch to DPS main when SB dropped, and few that have stuck with tanking despite the changes.
So, if you're still tanking what kept you around? what was it about tanking that initially interested you?

To be face to face with the boss.....

[SmallHobbit]

Why do you tank ?

INSTANT POP! ^^

regards hobbit

[Vurtney]

Tanks have a presence and responsibility no other role has. Being in the thick of action is the most fun thing i can think of in an mmo. Tank over a decade now and that's not going to change. Also queue times.

[DRKoftheAzure]

Because I didn't know I wanted Dark Knights and and Au Ra until I saw what they would be like in game and lore wise... (Especially the Au Ra which really caught me off guard with how pretty females were as well as how bad ass looking the males were, ESPECIALLY with some of the male hairstyles remind me of Ragna the Bloodedge from BlazBlue series) got into FF14 after Nidhogg fight was 8 player fight was introduced i think...

[YitharV2]

I suppose the main reason is because I like the support role and tanks are needed. My FC has a lot of DPS and I'm sure many others do as well. That being said, I wish tanking wasn't so bland in this game.

[Zeich]

Oddly enough, I didn't like the initial idea of tanking. Played with it here and there getting PLD and WAR unlocked at 30 to get the experience, didn't really hook me. Then I unlocked Dark Knight, and for me, tanking just clicked. I loved Dark Knight's MP reliance and constant balance between enmity, damage, and self-maintenance keeping me busy and focused as opposed to old FFXI's style of "spam provoke/flash and maybe cure or buff yourself occasionally, and yell at your bad WHM/RDM." It's a very active tank, and whether I'm stance-dancing for DPS, or stubbornly fighting an enmity battle against another tank who seems determined to try and take MT from me, it keeps me busy and focused on the game as opposed to dozing off pressing 1-2-3 over and over.

[silverlunarfox]

I've seen a lot of tank friends make the switch to DPS main when SB dropped, and few that have stuck with tanking despite the changes.
So, if you're still tanking what kept you around? what was it about tanking that initially interested you?

I like to smash people in the face with an axe.

That will never change no matter how far they nerf WAR into the ground. (and here i started as a paladin main XP)

[Supersomething]

Tank since Vanilla WoW. I enjoy being the person the boss is focused on. Additionally, I like being able to max out my ability to reduce incoming damage, and increase my maximum hp as much as possible with the ultimate goal of boring the healers to tears because they have nothing to do. Finally being able to control the flow of the dungeon and where the mobs are being placed I find oddly satisfying.