Quote Originally Posted by Taker34 View Post
As far as I’m aware HP is gearbound and unless I took a leap of faith into that 8 man magitek trial, I couldn’t afford myself a lvl 120 sword and board. One argued that he was glad this wasn’t his first trial when he started to learn tanking but at this point I wasn’t sure who tried to be nice and who was just honest.
They were being honest, not (just) nice.

Tanks face a unique situation in this game. You're actually not fighting other monsters as much as you think, but other players instead -- fighting them for enmity. Which means you can end up in situations like i90 you vs i135-sync them.

While they may have more hp than you (that's how ilvls work), you should still have plenty to clear the content. Keeping hate may be a bigger problem. Well. I don't really know what to say, though, other than gear up as fast as you can, and it's a rocky road. But stick with it and you'll enjoy always being in demand, and being showered with bonus rewards like materia.

Good luck.