Just like the title says I dont understand how you can say the hybrid gaurdian tank is better than a 32/7/2 defense gaurdain I have tanked every content their is besides the PTS. I understand what you are saying when it comes to raw numbers that the hybrid is better but have ran both and to me the gaurdain defense build is far superior when you sit there and min max your mitigations. I will say that the hybrid needs less min maxing but when compared to a min maxed defense build I laugh. Yes the hybrid may offer more dammage but to me takes that for less survivability.
The defense gaurdian never gives me problems to me it just requires more skill to use then a hybrid. Gaurdian tanks to me just take more skill to play then any of the other tank classes.
The build that I have set up also works fine in pvp. It does not put up massive amounts of damage though but am more of a support class in pvp.
will say now please forgive me for spelling and grammer errors I know they are there just bad at grammer thank you for your time.