Tank companions

I agree with the OP. Tanking companions are almost always less efficient then other types of companions making them irrelevant. Its crazy to me people are arguing with you about it. Some people are even going to the point of wasting a crew skills slot (biochem) just for the sole purpose of using a tanking companion? So rather than BW putting a little buff to out of combat healing you think choosing a crew skill specifically for tanking companions is the better option? I wouldn't waste your time with them, they clearly don't want to listen to a thing you're saying. Its amazing to me the lengths people go to ignore any and all possible improvements to this game.

Mount and unmount, or dismiss and summon. You're welcome.

Tank companions really need a way to get health back out of combat, and fast. As it is, they take far too much damage to really be useful, save healing them yourself.

No matter how fast you kill the target or how well yourself or the companion is geared, their health just plummets super fast.

Perhaps make your self heal, heal them up many times faster than it does yourself. Or give them out of combat health regen that brings their health to full in a couple second.

The problem isnt that they are dying to a single enemy. It is that the player is forced to either 1. heal them manually using healing abilities during combat, 2. dismiss/let them die and resummon them, 3. using your out of combat self heal or 4. mount up and dismount to bring their health to full. Hitting 3 or more enemies without doing one of these methods, means a dead companion.

if your having this problem, then you doing something WRONG .. Far as healing up faster , rocket boots or mount then unmount .. 100% health , can't get any faster then that. Or if you can't mount "or don't have rocket boots" dismiss and recall tank . No change is needed , you just need to learn how this game works .

all the tanks I've used don't take that much damage if I have them geared right . But if your tank is taking to much damage to fast , you might be fighting to many mobs for it to handle or you are to slow a dps "bad rotation etc"

Tank companions are subpar. They are viable if you gear them right but fighting has always gone smoother with a damage dealer or healer comp at my side.