I dont mind tanking sometimes. But I just wanna kill stuff with my sword. This is what people are talking about.
Damage. Damage is fun.
Seems like you cant do that comfortably in a group setting as a swordsman. As alot of people here have said swordsman is fine solo when you have a proper build untill you start getting into the late 200s with magic damage mobs. If you wanna group you are most likely going to be running around taunting mobs. Unless you play with a group of friends.
Lets be honest. Having to run away from and kite the enemies you are supposed to be killing is not fun⌠at least on a melee class. So its not unreasonable that players want to compete with dps, or at least feel relevant in a group setting.