This is an awful idea.....Maybe focus on balancing classes in PVP and add new maps. Make new Operations or add new exclusive drops for NIM like the dread helm. Pretty sure WOW tried the same thing as this augment idea and the players almost started a mutiny. This is literally my first post on this forum because i feel so strongly about this being a bad idea. I just hope this isnt the game killer. I also wonder how many more melee DPS will be lost in all content with the new guarding changes. Hmmmm, play a mara who has the most DPS or be one of the 4000 ranged dps players since Sin and Jugg lost its one advantage in PVP. That sounds like lack of balance to me not what you are saying you are trying to do.