http://imgur.com/OygUOl5 http://imgur.com/KPhYG0i 5200 Serenity deeps, 5700 Sage heals, and I managed 1.4mil in total protection.

http://imgur.com/NimLgxJ My grab of that same game. Whole thing was a parse lol. 5 healers. 3 tanks with over 1mil+ damage and protection. "%#&@ that, I'm not targeting Saber"

I don't have any #'s or comps but, we will be fielding teams. Hopeful for a large turnout for this!

I run pure Defense/Immortal in PvP and here's how I gear for it. Endurance>>Shield>Absorb>>>Defense Augment for endurance as well. As others have stated, endurance is the primary stat for PvP tanking, not mitigation as a large portion of incoming damage can't be mitigated anyway. As for absorb/defense distribution, I only take 3 or 4 pieces of defense to get right around 11%. This is really just to proc riposte/retaliation more reliably. As an aside, I am currently working on a B mod, heavy endurance enhancement, power/alacrity set with full endurance augments. Results are still out but I can say that the early returns are very promising!

lolwut?

Not certain on your gearing but, to get 1300 shield from a 186/192 mix seems quite odd. I'm almost in full raid 192s and only have 1100 shield. That's with shield on every piece except relics. And at that budget, my distribution follows the KBN guides to mitigation. 1500 Defense > 1100 Shield > 1000 Absorb. Not able to link it atm but, look in the Roles subforum. I know this much, my healer buddy has a much, much easier time now thanks to me optimizing my mitigation stats. I'm sure your healers will also be most appreciative.

^^^ This

/signed

Shoutouts to Ascendant, Penetration, and The Gray Order for the ranked action tonight. Hopefully a sign of things to come!

39k is not all that uncommon for a geared tank in PvP. I've only acquired a few Conq tank pieces and currently sit at just over 38k with stim. There's at least 2 PvP tanks, one Jugg and one PT sitting at almost 40k on the Shadowlands. 39k? Not that crazy.

No way. The good ones are already hard enough to kill. Healing is the last thing that needs a buff.

Pretty much. Come to think of it, isn't that the point of all e-peen threads though?

No worries broseph. I know you're a strong player who knows the ins and outs. Can't remember ever having to battle against you though. Usually we end up on the same team lol. TBH, if I had a gun to my head and was forced to pick names, they'd prob all be Pubs since it's usually an Undercon, ROTJ, or Carnage premade that stomps whatever pug I'm grouped with. As far as Imps go, rarely do I seem to get matched on the short end of Imp v Imp... Guess I'm just lucky like that. A complete list of the awesome pvp'ers from SL would probably never be complete. Everyone has biases and favorites. That's just the way of things. There's certainly a few exceptional talents here in the SL though, and I think the cream of the crop is pretty well known by all.

3 40+ toons I'd really like to break at least 50 on. Here's to a long and prosperous weekend!

Having same issue. Came here to this forum to report and what do I find? Glad it's not just me. /signed