Not exactly sure the last time Rangers got anything except the shaft (pun intended)

Every single melee class has recieved some upgrade since U11 except Rangers

1. Fighters and Pallies got their defensive PRE upgraded
2. Barbs and other classes with damage boost got it upgraded.
3. Monks got their stances upgraded and alchemical wraps that stack with TOD rings (yes I know wraps are buggy).

Apparently Rangers are king of the game since the last change to them was a nerf that removed both their melee alacrity AND typed their ac bonus to shield.

Yes I saw and approved of what appears to be a great revision of the enhancements for the whole system that will be coming sometime in the next year but seriously give us something now.

I have asked for this before and I still believe its needed: give rangers shield of whirling steel the same DR benefit as monk earth stance. It seems a simple change but one that strengthens a class that has limited HP and often in situations where their AC is not going to be high enough to matter for the shield bonus to be irrelivant (and its half the pre)

Tempest 1 = 5%
Tempest 2 = 10%
Tempest 3 = 15%

It will not make rangers tanks (less hp)
It will add to their survivablilty in a game that is more about HP and DPS than anything else.

Yes I know the devs want to be focusing on their new project but a small pre improvement for a class that has been completely ignored is certainly due. Oh and also take a look at the CE spell point thread, something else that should make it into U13.