[DoK] shield in RVR?

[Viduus]

wondering if it is even possible to play shield DoK full time? I'm level 32 and absolutely destroy SC's which I've been using to level. usually within top 3 healers and top 5 in damage and i am absolutely loving it.

i've heard at level 40 the priority shifts to RVR so i have been trying to make a build able to tank a couple of hits in RVR but so far and just getting focused down so fast i can barely get one or two heals out. tried full wounds/parry/block build with no change in how fast i get destroyed. i love dok because im not just standing at the back of the group playing a "keep the bars full" mini game, im in the midst of the fight, doing damage, reacting and playing full force. so chalice isn't something im really interested in and if i have to play chalice full time i may aswell re-roll a Gobbo

i'm making this post hoping for the following:
1) builds or advice on how to play Shield DoK that isnt just "dont"
2) if it is 100% not viable in rvr regardless of effort, potentially a build that i could play in both SC shield and RVR chalice?
3) anyone that may have played with two sets for example a willpower build for chalice and a str build for shield? is this possible / any work arounds / tips?
4) literally anything that may help?

[Rydiak]

Check out the guide in my signature. Though written for Grace, most of everything in it also applies to Sacrifice (just with different names).

[Demonito]

Before last healer patch, shield dok was super tanky : as long he could dps he would heal like crazy
It was risky to play in rvr, rdps would kite and perfect win 1v1
You could play it in warbands with nice results, as long a tank was guarding you
Still, chalice dok was much more useful as shield dok only had group healing and ST
There were also fights (like in keep) where you became quite useless as nothing to hit
Shield dok was more to roam in small group to farm kills
The great advantage of the spec, beyond doing good dps, was the immunity of your heals to healdebuff

Now since healer patch, your heal is split between:
"lifetap" from your dps and immune to healdebuff
"baseheal" working even if your attack was defended but not immune to out+inc heal debuff
Healings were also all reduced due to changes to the class mechanic

The last patch brought a good idea for rvr : Khaine's Force can now heal everyone 20feet of your target
However, Transfer Essence is too weak to assure the healing of your group
You can try small scale, it may work fine with another healer or a tank
Hybrid gear seems like a bad idea

Class still needs few changes to work in pvp

It is really good in pve except for few bosses
Enjoy it in low sc ; new players don't know the deal
At lvl 40, almost everyone play tanky with Futile Strike, making sc a lot more boring
If you want to heal in pvp, shield dok is far less useful than chalice
You can still go melee with chalice, do some silence/punt and aoe heals

From what you ask try dps,
you can still do great ST healings / rez and aoe heal with morale
There's also a npc in every Sc to swap spec now, in case you don't wanna be the black sheep ;
Play dps and if you're the only healer, swap shield spec and be ready to tryhard (or pick chalice and chill)

[Mvl130]

They could just revert the spec to how it was prior to april changes, everyone would be happy

But no, they have to stick with their new "design" that nobody enjoys, because it is very important for them to spend time on making entire specs less functional and enjoyable than they were