just some corrections : yes. protectors have never been made to be pure killers.
BUT , before MDC weapons , revamp of zerks and defis , I WAS still able to win a decent amount of fight with my build. Many excepts kings of perma crowds had to flee or die. I didn't make that choice to feel special but because i play with such a perma lag that i can't play well a commie that , again, was my first fav class , and i have NO INTEREST in stupid pew pewers or bartuks. meaning it was the only remaining choice as melee except a sin ( but i abandon it too , hiding is not my type)
Before the last changes a well build prot could have done some good work in PVP. yes. i consider i prove it , at last to myself , don't care about ... thinking a different way. Yes , less damages , but good def , heals , immunity to slow and root , and broken morale.
the matter now that make my class more "meh" than ever is that tissues are allowed to be heavy armors and some stupid skills like defi AoC and zerks ones (yes . AGAIN. )
so you can mock prot now for reasons we know , but i can remember a not so far time where at last mine was not doing a so bad job and forcing some to run away. whatever. Again as nobody care and consider it's just normal to keep it the most pathetic pvp class , let's go , keep it like this , i don't care. I know all my kills only come from my ability and management. not from any kind of "help" from gravity.
Many pretending players can't say the same.