Since all I do is PVP, I'm really concerned about the first strike response of this shield. As I read it, it sounds like we're gonna still eat full chaos bolts if it's the first thing to land outside of the 6 sec window.
From what I've read on these forums, I'm guessing there aren't too may shaman pvp-ers hanging around. One of the biggest class limitations we have in PVP is low base health. We also suffer from crappy armor DR. Not only do we take bigger hits, we have less of a health pool cushion to deal with them. The original incarnation of GoLS provided (finally) a decent passive defensive ability. Now, it's kinda meh. Nice, and it'll still be a required glyph, but just not enough to make the difference we need.
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There is also FAR too much cc in pvp. I'm from the school of thought that believes pvp is for busting heads. Right now, it's all about using cc. That's boring. Sap, stun, blind, fear, horrify, fear, immobilize, stun, dead. That happens far too often.