Quote Originally Posted by kikix12 View Post

snip snip about tanks and stuff
I think your reasoning is a bit of a stretch. Tanks are historically any armored vehicle that run on treads. Theyre not always mounted with 'cannons', nor are they always the 'highest destructive force' in combat. Even initially, tanks were more for crossing trenches and assisting in troop movement rather than being a firepower force. As a result, tanks actually vary in their capabilities when it comes to fire power.

At the end of day the argument you should be making isnt about firepower at all. A gun blade doesnt bring anything to tanking that a Sword and Shield, or an Axe, or a Greatsword couldnt bring, in terms of damage per say. They all hurt, but at varying degrees and in varying ways (just like actual tanks). Point of a tank isnt to be the biggest baddest most DPS-ing person on the battle field with the addition of having armor. Theyre supposed to fit a role of an armored unit that may provide support. Sometimes that is more along the lines of protecting allies (like a paladin does), and sometimes that more like being a menace (like a Warrior or DRK does). Im not sure what a gunblade will bring, tank wise, but that point is irrelevant. Its what their entire kit brings that makes a tank a tank, not the weapon they carry. So long as the GB class is armored and works in tandem with mitigation, it will fit the role of tank regardless of how it uses its weapon.