Tank Mitigation vs Tank DPS.

[WaterShield]

If your planning on doing Endgame content, you have to use Direct Hit unless your doing it with a bunch of casual friends/static. Especially if you try to PUG Endgame content, they see you wearing Tenacity, expect to get mocked for having it in the first 5 minutes lol. Heck someone might leave instantly saying "Guys I'm out, we got a Tenacity tank here."

Kinda like Overwatch competitive, you pick a off meta hero and suddenly everyone complains xD.

You have an agenda that is clear as day.

TLDR: You don't have to meld at all, if you are good at your job. If you care about min-maxing at all, avoid Tenacity like the plague.

That is all.