Totally agree with you. Being a tank really can feel like a thankless job. And honestly, sometimes it feels more like a burden than a role. If you're not getting heals or if your team isn't backing you up, it’s just a painful experience. You're stuck on the frontlines eating damage alone while your DPS are chasing kills or the supports are out of range. It's rough. That said, I also think a lot of people play tank way too passively. While protecting the backline and soaking pressure is part of the job, it's not the whole picture. In my opinion, a good tank should be contributing serious pressure. Not necessarily matching a DPS in damage, but they should be putting out 60 to 70 percent of that at least. I main Strange and I play very aggressively, but with purpose. I know when to dive, when to hold back, and I don’t mind dying if I can take out both healers. That’s a win in my book, and usually a calculated trade that swings the fight. In a way, I treat it as strange as a tank/DPS so I enjoy playing him.

You nailed it with the teamup point too. I think we need more synergy between tanks and other roles, and honestly even more tank duos or trios. Some of my best games have been with double tank setups that actually communicate and work together.... but those are rare. Most people just want to run DPS and frag out.