The most rewarding aspect of pvp is when you get a whisper following the match saying thanks or something along the lines of you were a huge help. I spend a vast majority of my time doing the thankless job of tanking and the times when I get a whisper from a healer thanking me for my work, it makes my day. I have actually started doing the same to the healer or other players who save the day. With all the b*tching the pvp community does and the negativity towards each other, its nice to have a simple thanks and appreciation.

I will not be going over to GW2. But these points are COMPLETELY ACCURATE. Can only hope that some of this is considered and eventually put in place.

Instead of social gear or new gear, I would prefer to see a sort of armor dye system. People want to look different and regardless of any new armors implemented, the small pool of armor options still inhibit people's desire to look like an individual. The new social gear and unify color to chest gear is great but it doesn't do much to make me feel like I can differentiate myself from anyone else. Is there a chance that we will see this in the (near) future?

Shield Spec - Level 50 1. How do you think your Vanguard spec is perceived by other classes? PVE - Solid aoe tank that has better chances at surviving than their counterpart tanks. Can also play the role of the off-tank well. PVP - A bit of a joke. I guess, they're happy to have a guard bubble? 2. How do you perceive your own spec? PVE- Incredibly fun. I enjoy the new aggro and taunts. I prefer the Vanguard over other tanks due to the large aoe damage. PVP- Specifically with the Vanguard, the roles (or lack thereof) that shield and damage mitigation play weighs down the team. Guard and taunts plus utilities make them a novelty and a bit useful but there is a much stronger argument to respec to Assault. You still get the taunts plus extreme burst damage. I would like to see more defensive buffs and for damage mitigation and shield to be more useful in pvp.

Justcae - your response with regards to tank stats is spot on. Well said and I appreciate the wall of text. It's nice to have someone take the effort to put the correct information out there.

Armor Dye would solve this problem. Easy enough. Im tired of all the cookie cutter choices.

This has my support. I cant understand why it isn't already implemented.

Delete.

Completely agree. I play the game the exact same way. Here since pre-release and I have 8 characters ranging from 18-48. This horrible customer service is making me consider spending my time and money elsewhere.

Agreed. This should definitely be stickied. Great source of information.

Im on Rubat Crystal. If I could find a guild and a decent amount of people to RP, I would join. So far however, it is terrible. Im on an RP server and there is little to no RP. Im an older player and joined looking for RP. So far, the RP guilds that I have had contact with have been mediocre at best and such a let down. As said before, I am me all day. When I log in, I want to be someone else.