Had a recruit mk2 dps guardian join us on LI yesterday, shook my head when I saw his HPs were just short of 14k. Then I decided not to be a gear snob, 2 of us were significantly overgeared, the healer who joined was geared and we rolled through it, he died once when he was punted into the lava and the savrak which meant I had to work a little harder but no big deal and the rest was a breeze.

Recruit mk2 is comparable to columi and the instance is geared for tionese as stipulated by the devs, you just need a clue about the mechanics. The recruit geared guardian didnt even know that, but listened and had a clue and everything went well.