Not taking Glacial Shield in CoV is totally stupid if you're a team player. There is a TONS and I mean TONS of negative energy and energy attacks at the higher levels being flung from every direction. You pretty much just gimped your team against a Circle Of Thorns encounter for sure. I would rather have 20%+ more defense for my team against those effects than without. If you're a solo toon and don't care about grouping at all don't take any of the shields. But don't listen to the main guy when he says "Glacial Shield is useless respec now" crap.
