Quote Originally Posted by Gallus View Post
I have no desire to keep spamming sustains into a pet while the BLM next to me is blowing up the boss with Fire IVs.
Except pets already took some 80% decreased damage from AoEs, which is all the damage they could take without tanking. They could have simply increased that to 100% or offered increased natural HP regen and maintained the ability to tank with one's pet. Having a pet which can tank does not have to equate to lost uptime in any way. It only does so if made specifically poorly.