TLR
Playing tanks is the same as playing a DPSs with a much easier rotation and more privileges.
You are not soloing the boss to prove you can avoid mechanics; you are doing it for your ego.

Tora, omni tank, main DRK.
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Honestly, as a tank, if I see both healers down and no ressing dps I just go for the reset if boss hps percentage is above the 10/15% and even it’s below this threshold I keep an eye on how fast its hps drops.

There’s little “skill” in playing XIV and I don’t see how useful it could be pressing the same buttons for 20+ minutes more than the usual.

Besides it’s not just tanks that are “flawless”.
Dps too can make no mistakes but dying bc of unavoidable damage if there are no healers left or no heals are coming.
And healers too can die bc someone else mistakes. (Stacking spread markers, not soaking towers, focusing on healing dps/tanks e.g.).

If it’s true someone is not forced to reset if they have not made mistakes, does this means that they are allowed to take other people by hostages? Where it can may be someone who died bc something they could not stop?
And if yes, for what?
What do you accomplish?

I honestly did it once on the first boss of Alexandria just too see if DRK was in fact unable to stay alive alone, from 80 to 30 before having my answer. (For the curious, it’s not true. DRK have the bare minimum necessary to solo a boss, from level 92+).

Maybe someone is forgetting that this is an MMO and their primary concern should be to not disrupt theirs and others gameplay.

And lastly, tbh for those solo tanks: to satisfy better your ego and to prove to the world you are a “better” player, queu as dps and if happens try to solo a normal boss.
I garantee it’s more funny.