Quote Originally Posted by Dzian View Post
The difference is that aegis boon as a result had a big impact on a battle and it made a huge difference. a tank that used it well really stood out from a tank that didn't.

by comparison generally speaking most of the time no one would even notice if a paladin used shelltron or not because it has next to no visible impact on the flow of a battle. hell in most content you could get by without using it all and many people wouldn't even notice because of how much difference it makes.. it's part of why many people say tanking feels unsatisfying because there no real impact to your skills.
Have you healed a Sophia Ex where your PLD didn't use Shelltron correctly? I think you'd notice real quick-like. In terms of "(nearly) died / did not (nearly) die", it's generally just as significant as AB was. It's just not as ridiculously overpowered.