Protect is a waste of space and should have died with Stoneskin

[Serilda]

Protect is my favorite spell in FFXIV thematically; it'd be a shame to see it go.

For the purpose of debate rather than my own feelings, since the devs said they want our opinions, how would you feel if they retooled it into a short term buff like it is in PVP rather than a set-and-forget passive buff everyone has in groups 100% of the time? Because it sounded as though this sense of nostalgia was the only reason they kept it in at all when moving to SB, and I'm sure there are ways around it. Heck, we could even get Shell back if the need for them to be permanently on (as our 'sixth' role action) was gone.