So after the change last night I ran a few BGs and interchanged some gear/armor...coupled with the new Defensive Stance and I must say:
I was damn near unkillable. the 25% was needed! I was able to keep up consistent damage while in stance. Healers had a blast on keeping me up.
I tried Arms and Fury. I will say - fury TG + shield was actually quite impressive on the defensive and output.
Thoughts on this?