Going back to the original topic, yes it is common for tanks to be under geared, as well as any other class. My equipment is usually many levels underneath my own. Sounsyy pretty much already stated the reasons why in an earlier post. Updating equipment every five levels is really costly, especially for someone who doesn't actively go out and grind gil. I usually rely on dungeons drops to gear myself leveling up. This also means that it is harder to replace with gear off the market board. I've found that dungeon gear can still be better than here a few levels higher than it.
I did level up marauder/warrior to 50. Although I did have a few bad groups, most of my runs have gone well enough.
I did level up marauder/warrior to 50. Although I did have a few bad groups, most of my runs have gone well enough.
