Well sadly against the topics name, I'm going to lock this. I got bored halfway through when the thread became a wow vs EQ comparison.
Bottom line:
Caster are not meant to be tanks.
Tanks are not meant to be top dps
Melee dps have higher AC so they can take a few hits without being destroyed.
Caster dps have lower AC because they are not designed to be in close proximity to the fight.
Back to the cave with me I guess~