Who was trying to "prove" anything? Too bad you aren't on my server. At any rate, done responding to the derp, back on topic for me.

Did you misread how I put a +. Again? For the second time? Yes, you're a derp. I posted numbers so the OP would have a reasonable idea what his class could expect whatever route he went. It wasn't a pissing contest so get over yourself you clearly don't understand what's going on here. And if you think you'd survive longer than I would as pure dps versus pure tank...you clearly don't understand your class. They are called tradeoffs for a reason. Again, derp. Case closed!

I agree, though I'd use a hybrid (24/12/5 for instance) if I wanted to gain the best of both worlds, but that comes down to play style. We just approach the same issue from opposite ends. At the end of the day, knowing what you are giving up with survivability versus dps is a choice you can make without gimping yourself. Vanguard doesn't have to roll as dps to be viable, period.

Not sure if you intended it as such, but your reply comes across as one of those derps in a WZ that thinks topping damage every match to the exclusion of tactics and actually winning is worth bragging about. Point was, that Shield isn't useless. When I'm tanking 5+ people at a turret and you're dead, it's easier to see my point. And you'll notice I said average medals and my numbers have a plus sign next to them. I've maxed out around 200k+ dps...as a tank. So if you're a dps spec I would expect to faceroll 300k. Obviously your dps will be better, but I don't mind the trade off myself and neither do the people I'm with in the WZ, especially Huttball. I'm full Battlemaster geared (before Ilum) and did it all Shield Spec.

From a previous post:

Aloha, Shield spec is viable in pvp, anyone that says different hasn't tried it or is playing it wrong. I can easily get 100k damage and over 50k protection when trying and average 9+ medals a round. Does that mean you should go with a Shield spec vs a dps spec, that's up to you as a lot comes down to individual playstyle. But Shield is definitely not pointless. The shield itself is useful against kinetic/energy.