Tanking: Does it even matter?

[Growwle]

On your thread title alone, yes tanking is important and needed.

IMO, tanking in SL is generally the same as PL; it's not only purely taking damage, but also about crowd control.

That said, as far as SL is concerned, the commando has the most crowd control and AoE skills I believe; knockdowns, pushbacks, pulling, and AoE normal attacks through Heavy Weapons. That, IMO, falls under tanking.

In my opinion, it is much more difficult to hold aggrieve in SL, especially when grouped with high-dps ops. My PVP 31 bear has it much easier in PL, although I might revise that statement when my commando is at level 30 with level 30 gear.