Like i say, i don't have any solid proof or numbers but i do know for a fact that i die quicker with IC active, even without guarding people. I wont be running it again untill it gets fixed.

Ok i know this is going to sound like complete BS but bear with me a second. I started this thread because since 1.2 i felt ultra squishy as a full shield spec Van at lvl32 in low lvl WZ's. Before anyone says pre 50 doesn't matter ill explain that i have a full geared Op who used to bypass tanks, now i look for those with Ion Cell active and melt them. I also have a 50 Sentinel and (not as well geared as Op) i do the same to tank spec BH's Anyway, back to my low lvl Van. Today i switched to full AS (apart from 3 points in focused impact) im now lvl33. I still ran with Ion Cell and died as fast as before, but at least i got some kills and averaged 10-15 medals a game. For shts and giggles i decided to run Plasma Cell... i could tank again. I was top damage in 3 of the 5 WZ's and in the top 5 in the other 2. I could still live with a Marauder and another DPS on me untill help arrived with a mixture of CD's and good old kiting. So im wondering if 1.2 screwed with resistances and mitigations and bugged them in some way. Because i take more damage with Ion Cell active than i do with NO Cell active. Im not a number cruncher or a min maxer, but i just feel tankier without having my tanking Cell active.

89% of all statistics are made up, the other 64% are correct with a further 10% undeclared due to 99% abstaining.

Yes i know. The guy i quoted though has zero reading comprehension and thinks im a fresh lvl 50 when i already stated my level. I also have a 50 Op and a 50 Sent. They both melt face much faster than before 1.2. On my Op i always avoided tanks and went for low armor targets, now they are easy kills.

Obviously lol, im lvl32. There is no expertise gear >.< How in gods name do you strive on tears?

You dont need to be lvl50 to see it. My full tank lvl32 Vanguard dies in 4 globals to snipers or Maras now.

This is exactly what im asking. How the hell did this get to live?

Simple question. Who was on the PTS testing this ***** out? I was always on the PT boards reading up on stuff and didn't see a single thread regarding DPS classes doing the extreme damage they are capable of now. I didn't see a single thread about Full tank classes being ripped apart in 3-5 globals by a single DPS. And before people say this is a competence issue, it clearly isn't. There are problems from lvl10 right up to full BM. How did this ever make it to live? Im being serious here, how? I remember reading threads from the "Leet guilds" that where invited to come and test, not one of these guys picked up on the fact that healing is now broken in PvP or that pure DPS classes are putting out insane numbers or that tanks melt in seconds. How the hell did this get through?

Good luck moving 5m away when im Combat You are rooted, and there is nothing stopping me from CC'ing you first if ur a class with a KB. Also, have fun if you do reach 5m away... you still die, the range on master strike once started is pretty far.

I truly can't get my head around these changes. Most servers have a faction imbalance one way or the other, so BW attempt to solve this only rewarding the winning side in a WZ.... just lol. I have an Imperial agent, he is already (almost) max geared and he wins 9 / 10 WZ's simply because 70-80% of the Imperial teams are max geared (this is PUG btw). Fresh 50 Imperials are getting to max gear in a couple of weeks because of the faction imbalance. Now i have a fresh lvl50 Sentinal on the same server, i lose almost every single WZ. It still stung a bit but atleast previously i was still rewarded for competing and was able to buy a couple of PvP pieces. After 1.2 i have played 12 WZ's and lost 11, i received almost nothing for these losses. What realy irritates me is i know there is a fresh 50 Marauder on the other team who has won 11 / 12 and is able to buy more gear. How is this in any way fair?

I realise that there may be issues with Expertise..... But it isn't the only problem here. In 10-49 brackets a single DPS can take down a tank in seconds. A sniper took me from 100 - 0 before i could LOS him.. that was like 4-6 seconds ffs. They have screwed with something here that makes shield spec like toilet paper. I said this in another thread, i stand more of a chance 1v1 with the fire pit in Hutball than i do vs a marauder/assassin/Operative/sniper/Sorc. I last longer stood in the fire. A lvl10 Sorc opened on me today with that lightning crap, it used to just snare me and take a small amount of HP. Now it takes 25 - 30% of my HP and im 100% shield spec ffs.

True.. And /signed

It isn't expertise. To prove it you can go play the 10-49 bracket where a lvl29 (mine) full shield spec gets 3-4 globaled by melee and i have been 3 shot by a sniper recently. They have screwed with something but it most definately isn't only expertise. Im a shield spec for a reason, me and friends play a tactical game in WZ's and used to have fun... now i get passed the ball in Hutball and i melt. I try to defend a door or turret till help arrives and ONE DPS can take me down.

Im with you there. I expected so much, what i got was an ill thought out game... little to no endgame or PvP. And to top it all off there is ZERO sense of MMO community in the game. Nobody logs on to hang out because there is NOTHING to do!

Are you joking? Since when did BW read these forums?