Vanguard (8/22/16) -2803

Vanguard 2683.97 - Beefshield (tactics 8/36/2)

Beefshield on the Republic side can craft Advanced Reflex Armoring 30 Free you just need the mats!

Some perspective, I have a 50 sage healer, in full BM. Ill actually be putting on some WH gear as of tomorrow. I am probably among the elite pvp healers on my server. To the point where I am instantly recognized and focused by any imp pvper worth his salt. I have only one character because all I've wanted to play since beta was a Sage Healer. And I am devastated by these changes to sage healing, we didnt get the nerf bat we got the nerf sledge! There is no more class balance for sages. Are only saving grace before 1.2 is that we could usually survive an attack long enough to get some help or till other players could peel off some dps on you. Not anymore! We can no longer heal through any similarly (and often less geared) damage output. And if we get attacked, we are done, if we dont end up killing ourselves regenerating force. My new favorite excuse from all the people who dont think sages are bad in pvp is, ah use your abilities, or terrain, or skill, or just work with your team better. WOW, really you think thats the issue, like we didnt do that before.... and I love how that is only a unique excuse to healers. Do you tell a Marauder, you need another player to help you be able to deal damage otherwise you can't kill another player, or ah you need to use the terrain in order to do your damage. And I love, hey just run away and heal yourself then go back to the fight.... Really name one dpser who just goes "Oh healer left, Ill just walk away, and not force leap, or stun him, or slow, or any of the other multitude of things i can do as a dps class, oh wait ill just interrupt him...." WIN And thats if you only end up with one guy on you. You are justifying class balance on an unknown, unproven variable that cant be accounted for in-game. Before 1.2 good marauders, assasins, operatives could take me out. Not juggs so much, but hey thats class balance for you. The problem was dpsers whined because they couldnt just mow through us like the could others...no duh...In order for me to heal, i need to be able to survive. Healers in any mmo are often tough to kill, cause guess what..... THEY CAN HEAL! What good is being able to heal anyone if you cant survive. But again Bioware listened to all the whining and complaining from bad players who couldnt quite kill us fast enough. Now there isnt a class around that cant murder us, and what can we do in defense.....ask a friend to help.....give me a break....maybe I can hot key that feature since i dont need any of the other buttons. Time to go dps on my sage, since all pvp has degenerated down to a dps race. Thank you Bioware for absolutely ruining the one class I wanted to play. What you guys did to sorcs/sages was ridiculous and next time why dont try boosting dps somemore, then you can just eliminate healing classes all together. Lord knows we dont need em now.