bodyguard here.
1. General consensus here is that Mercs are underpowered in comparison to other classes in terms of damage. Healing is perceived to be okay but still not choice #1 for rwz for some reason.
2. I find that our healing is on par with if not better than Sorc heals imo with Operative being the clear winner in terms of healing in pvp situations. I never Q into WZ's by myself but I don't usually have a guard on me regardless of that. I do well enough until there are 3 + on me in which case I usually die. But other than that I can usually keep myself up while giving my dps time to get rid of them. I have also heard a lot about heat issues, and while that does happen I feel as though with proper cooldown usage I can help to avoid such instances. I find that Bodyguards can do decent damage as well as healing in WZ's. I tend to get at the very least 300k healing and 75k damage each game. I have had it reach upwards of 400k healing and 180k damage. Quite possible to have a 300k healing/damage game if you ask me.I would buff our kolto shield a bit because it just seems kind of superfluous. I still always use it, but just seems weak. And obviously an additional root or snare would be nice to have so as to give us some space. Would also like to see the HoT off of our healing scan buffed because it seems to do next to nothing in the scheme of things.
I want one so badly right now. This is the first time that I have seen this model and I think it looks great. Would definitely get at least one for myself. Please make another model that I can make/buy for my Bounty Hunter