1) What is your experience using Vanq in lieu of Conq?
For me, I go completely glass cannon and accept my deaths when caught like a any other goblin does...with lots of angst and hatred for revenge...but I digress...
I noticed a drop in BS (-30 after Conq proc), WS (-50), TOU (-120ish) and init debuff (72 for Not So Fast instead of 100 for Conq proc which results in a loss of overall Crit%) versus a gain in WOU (+80), Clarity proc, and +armor.
With the armor values rising, imo SH need to stack as much WS and Crit% as possible. The Vanq set I was running didn't "feel" like it was an improvement, but I haven't done a statistical analysis on facing live targets to provide it. ...that's where hopefully you all come in

5pc Vanq + 4pc BL + BiS gear + WS talis + Full Renown Crit% + Full Renown WS
vs.
6pc Conq + 3pc BL + BiS gear + WS talis + Full Renown Crit% + Full Renown WS