I have come to the conclusion that Prot is (still) better than Ret.  Ret just seems so fragile with next to no survivability.  Prot seems a little more stable.  I’ve also got to figure out what to do with my shield.  Stick with the old PvE one for the 82 str, or equip my PvP shield for the extra stamina and resilience.  I hate theorycrafting sometimes.  I thought they were making this easier?

Last guy I dueled here was pretty friendly.  Even logged over to chat for a second, and not a bit of smack talk either.  First for me?  Maybe?