0.o ! I play a 2H BG ! And it is defensive enough by my standard. The problem on BG isn't what it can do, its what it cannot do. It is a very selfish tank (very few buffs to allies), very little CC (1 measly AoE snare, 1 clunky punt, 1 KD tied to a shield).Tesq wrote: @ppl still using the elite training talk or the parry tactic for the argument BG is def enough. should all reroll a 2h BG (which is what put BG on par with other tanks) and then compare it vs a 2h SM def channeling. Afterward fellnbad for what they have wrote and ask forgiveness.
Compared to 2H IB, BG does somewhat ok in damage (could use some love), it has good survivability (better than IB imo), it has better debuff than IB (IB only has armor, BG has armor, toughness, willpower, strength and wounds). But it does very poorly in buffs and CC. It is imo what makes it so bad. Can't buff, can't CC = very poor tank in group play. Debuffs are nice, but most dps can already debuff their type of damage (exception being choppa/slayer that already do lots of damage). So BG has no point.
Also, I do have a SM, and with WoDS (the channeled defense) you get around 85% parry, but you can't do anything else. BG can run 70%+ parry without channeling anything just from the +30% parry tactic and epic weapon proc (yes yes, they stack !).