Quote Originally Posted by MVX21 View Post
I practically never play Tank but not for the reason many might assume. I also never play Sam, Nin, Mnk, or Drg. I simply don't like melee classes at all. That got me thinking about the idea of a ranged/caster Tank just for the hell of it and whether it would work for something lik Puppetmaster. Simple lore explanation being that the aetheric bond to control the puppet goes both ways and so you suffer the damage of your puppet while the puppet would obviously have abilities and defenses that a human might not.

Honestly not something at all that I'm saying they should make, just a random thought that I felt was interesting and could make a very different kind of tank. Of course I know their would be all sorts of potential problems (positioning comes to mind right off the bat) and it's not something I would ever expect but I was curious, do you think a "ranged tank" of some sort would be plausible and if so how would you think to make it work?
No a ranged Tank simply wouldnt work if you need and example of why theres several you ever witness the aftermath of what happens when ranged people pull bosses? Thats right they run right into the group and everyone panics and dies a boss will by default move right into the person who has the most aggro which in turn would mean one of two things either the bosses would need new mechanics built around that ranged tank or dps would be screwed as they would be forced to constantly move out positionals in order to follow the kited boss around the room.and the turrets would lose casts when the boss got kited behind just as they were about through a cast.