This subreddit is way too harsh on tank players.
Looking at the overall reaction here, many people seem to believe that initiating tanks were far too strong. But from a tank player's perspective, the "Initiating" passive was simply the only one actually worth having.
To be honest, the knockback resistance passive currently on tanks like Reinhardt or Domina is barely noticeable—it might as well not exist. As for the "Bruiser" passive (headshot damage reduction), that’s something all tanks originally had before these sub-passives were even introduced. It doesn't feel like a buff at all.
The sweeping adjustment to the Initiating passive was unnecessarily cruel to dive tanks. People keep bringing up Hazard and D.Va because they’re seen as "meta," but if that was the issue, the devs should have just targeted them specifically. Instead, heroes like Doomfist, Wrecking Ball, and Winston—who weren't even in a great spot to begin with—got caught in the crossfire and nerfed.
They say they’re worried about the lack of tank players, but constantly pushing for this kind of "downward balancing" isn't going to help. It might not bring new players in, but it’ll definitely drive the remaining ones away.
