It depends if your talking about grouping or raiding. In my experience warriors were the preferred tank in Kunark and Velious but sk's and paly's did fine in groups. Warriors really shined on raids where they are significantly superior. This is a fact and I would tend to think most would agree. This isn't to say sk's or paly's are bad but higher hit points, higher ac, and defensive abilities are all contributing factors that make warriors better at taking damage. Which class does the most damage is another story but that's not a tanks priority.
Having played a warrior from classic to PoP I will say it's harder for them to keep aggro initially, but this gets easier with better weapons released in Kunark and even easier in Velious where the difference is negligible. I never had issues getting groups and was frequently told I was much easier to heal then SKs or Palys.
If your goal is to be a raid tank you should consider rolling a warrior. If you want the flexibility of tanking and playing a dps role SKs would probably be the better choice. SKs tend to be preferred as a dps role as well.
If you disagree you're a racist.
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