I've only just started my vig guardian after a year away, at at only level 26 I can say it's pretty easy to play, but not really op. The mechanics of the class are easy to pick up, especially for a beginner, so it's easier to do well with little to no experience. The only thing I agree with when it comes to the "jugg/guards op" is that focused defense/ enraged defense could use some fine tuning. A defensive cool down should have a drawback, like guarded by the force. I don't think BW should just nerf the class to the ground, but giving us a debuff for twice the duration (20 sec or so) we take 20% more damage and slow us by 25%. This way FD/ED doesn't lose it's effectiveness, but if we fail to kill/ disengage by the end of the 10 seconds we'd be a lot easier to kill. Also, on the deception/ infiltration survivability, I think they are comparable with juggs. We have two CDs that grant us immunity to pretty muh everything, DR in the form of blackout, the best disengage (ie "reset" button) in the game, and amazing damage at both mid range and up close. I'm not saying they are even, as a shadow is supposed to pop in, do major damage, and disappear, but I don't understand the complaints.