Hi

Bulwark is the weakest class, it takes damage even blocking//parrying , shield covers few damage oand only from the front, and starting health is like 1% of other classes

 sword takes forever to kill a small enemy and you are exposed and taking damage while wielding the sword, the flag can revive fallen teammates but that is all, it does not heal or protect enough damage

 is a class for the first 2 difficulties, after that, is eternal waiting to respawn

i'm thinking, this design was influenced by the chaos forces to weaken our squads 

Ok

While I agree that Bulwark's damage output is not that great, the other complaints seem unjustified. Perhaps you should spend more time learning how to play this class.

damage wise i agree it needs a big buff, all the others are definitely a skill issue. 

Play around with the builds a bit to see what suits you best and if you play it well enough you wont need stims on ruthless/lethal where you dont even need to use the banner for yourself

In term of damage you described only power sword's problem which is really not that competable to other weapons for Bulwark on high difficulties, so if you want to be a damage dealer Block Chainsword or Balance Power Fist are at your service

A Bladeguard without a power sword?! Heresy!

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Senator_Hades wrote:

In term of damage you described only power sword's problem which is really not that competable to other weapons for Bulwark on high difficulties, so if you want to be a damage dealer Block Chainsword or Balance Power Fist are at your service

Yeah sword is for wanting ready access to easy crowd control in power mode and the highest mobility melee weapon when in speed mode. It is the utility knife of his melee options. It isn't for dealing burst damage, it is closer to the combat blade in that regard.

Bulwark without heals is worse than Vanguard overall