Why do tanks exist?

[SyzzleSpark]

I'll admit I encountered a RDM that ripped from me on almost every boss in ToTF this morning. As soon as he did he dumped his aggro with Lucid, but not until after getting smacked in the face by an AA. On dungeon bosses I typically do a DAPS in Grit and then drop it. I was doing about 2900 DPS so I thought it was obvious that I wasn't in Grit, but he certainly didn't use Diversion. I'll admit I was shocked that a 300 potency combo finisher with nearly a 30x enmity modifier didn't hold (and it wasn't gear either as I am i323 and have a 330 weapon) but eventually I just decided to do an extra Gritless PS and things were okay. First and only time that's happened to me though, so idk what they were doing and I don't know jack about RDM at 70.

[lulunami]

First and only time that's happened to me though, so idk what they were doing and I don't know jack about RDM at 70.

RDM has strong burst especially if they lead with a full white/black magic gauge melee combo. Most RDM probably use the hardcast Veraero opener. Good RDMs are going to be on the brink of pulling hate from you as a tank to be honest. They are not going to be taking Diversion most of the time. The 5 good role skills to take are Lucid Dreaming, Swiftcast, Mana Shift, Addle, and Apocatastasis. I do not think BLM, RDM, or SMN will take Diversion since the other 5 role skills are much more useful.

[SyzzleSpark]

So you'll let a DPS with Feint/SW/BB/LS/Invig die because you would rather be lazy?

Admittedly I don't run Diversion normally since I never see tanks take advantage of the threat lead and drop tank stance. Similarly as a WAR, I have yet to have problems with one BB combo after SE at the beginning and using my DPS rotation throughout the fight in Deliv.

RDM has strong burst especially if they lead with a full white/black magic gauge melee combo. Most RDM probably use the hardcast Veraero opener. Good RDMs are going to be on the brink of pulling hate from you as a tank to be honest. They are not going to be taking Diversion most of the time. The 5 good role skills to take are Lucid Dreaming, Swiftcast, Mana Shift, Addle, and Apocatastasis. I do not think BLM, RDM, or SMN will take Diversion since the other 5 role skills are much more useful.

Addle/Apoc/Feint in dungeons instead of Diversion...

[lulunami]

Addle/Apoc/Feint in dungeons instead of Diversion...

Why even care about dungeons if we are going to go down that path?