Hi,

As a returning player but main tank since day 1, I'm pretty confused about tank class roles in the current (4.3) meta.

Back in 2.x, things were pretty easy : MT role was mostly dedicated to PLD as it was only having 1 aggro combo and DPSing like a wet noodle compated to WAR. So WAR was mostly used as an exclusive OT, except when tank swapping was needed due to some mechanics.

In 3.x, it was pretty the same except the introduction of DRK and its higher magic defensive potential was challenging the physical blocking PLD for the MT role. War was still considered as an OT afak.

So now in 4.x, with all the changes I'm a little lost and need your help to see the light !

I heard WAR must pull... Then what ? Let the WAR tank the boss until a swap is needed ? if needed... Is it still true with 4.3 that improve DRK pulling capacities ?
Instant swap with the other tank that is "supposed to" have better mitigation/survivability ?
On the other side, PLD and DRK have mechanics to improve help their Co-Tank (Cover, TBN, ...) which is not in the WAR toolkit... So might be understandable to let the WAR as a MT.
I know shirk has more or less put any aggro problem into another dimension and that after pulling it's quite admitted that the tank will swap to his offensive stance because of this and won't go back unless tankbuster or general panic.

So guys, what's your opinion about all this ?
(feel free to challenge what I said, maybe I understand something wrong or I said something incorrect)