They posted somewhere (someone at EG has the link im sure) that they realised they made a huge mistake with the gm gear, because you get get the ac on it too high.
AC keeps going up, making things much easier. Now, they are giving away hp like water, and keeping the ac low, without much upgrade if any. People generally look to the hp as being an upgrade, and so are getting smacked around a lot more than the ac focused.
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