Quote Originally Posted by Niurok View Post
YOUR JOB IS TO TANK NOT TO DPS!!!
Like it or not, your job is to do both. Both Savage and EX are designed around tanks being in dps stance the majority of the fight. You literally can never hit the required tank dps in tank stance.

That said, Savage and EX are the only places tank dps is required. Normal content has no enrage timers, or extremely lenient ones. So I agree a tank has no business being out of tank stance if it causes any negative benefit to the party (such as dying, requiring excessive healing or emnity loss). This is a common mistake made by new tanks who crack open a tanking guide aimed towards high-end optimization, see "tank stance is for nubs" and assume they have to tank without it. It is perfectly acceptable to tank stance everything up to EX (except off-tanking) until you are 100% confident in your class.