Quote Originally Posted by Kitru View Post
It wasn't just absorption shields. It was absorption shields *that scaled with incoming damage* (based upon how much damage you'd taken over the last 10 seconds). A static absorption shield based upon your own stats is no better than self-healing; it's simply a static number and has the exact same problems. To make it equal, it has to actually scale with incoming damage, rather than your outgoing damage or max hp.
I never said that's not how it worked, I very well know that's how it worked because I tanked as one for a while when not tanking with my Warrior. My point still stands and I'm guessing your only point was to explain how the absorbation shield worked for people who didn't know?