Why do tanks have so many skills?

[Raldo]

We do not need the PvP system built into the standard PvE kit.

While I agree that we do not NEED the system used in PvP, you cannot deny that it would go a long way toward helping some people setup their hotbars, so long as it was optional.

I really enjoyed your PLD hotbar that you shared. 3 blank slots, and yet I noticed it was missing any and all generic stuff. No sprint, no limit break, no duty action, no mount, no consumables. Personally, of that list, I only keep limit break and sprint on my bars full time, but occasionally I'll drop in a regen potion (eureka / hoh / potd) or duty action if appropriate, and oh look we've reached the capacity of 3 hotbars. Now, if you add onto that the fact that you're likely to want your role actions (and similar job actions) in the same spot across all jobs, you're either left with a weird layout for your other tanks, or you're left with the same skills in different places when you swap jobs.