Originally Posted by
Dracosavarian
For some bizarre reason, some folks seem to keep insisting that a shield that can burst in a matter of 3 seconds flat ( this has happened quite often ) and is explicitly tied to a damage resource that has to be constantly monitored and be available to use and has a 15 second cooldown, is perfectly comparable to Mitigation effects that last 6, 8, or even 10 seconds, that have additional, and even more powerful effects and benefits.
Let's not forget that those tools cost some of the jobs absolutely nothing, either.