Tank Build for PVP?

[vicbos]

Been having fun in PVE playing as a tank (heavy armor w SnS and GS). Great for expeditions :)
Now my friends and I are moving into PVP (open world PVP and outpost rush) and so far I'm feeling pretty vulnerable in my tank build. My biggest issue is dealing with ranged enemies -- hard to close the distance on them while they mow me down. Even when I engage in melee, it doesn't feel like the heavy armor does much to save me... I've also noticed in outpost rush that, unlike when the game first came out, I'm not seeing many other folks in heavy armor/tank builds.
Curious if there are any viable heavy armor tank builds for PVP or should I switch out my build to some sort of ranged setup if I'm going to do more PVP.
Thoughts/recommendations?

[Wayne84]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j05iWqlWU-M

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[Shephard]

Tanks are there to hold points in PVP, but as with any Heavy build you will need healer support to be effective, you are basically "hard to kill" , tie up opponent DPS so that YOUR dps have free shots etc.

If you want to reap opponents then heavy is not the armour to go with, especially in small skirmish or 1v1, to many LA MURDER builds in PVP :P

LA is abit broken in this regard to DPS, it shouldn't have a 20% damage boost AND extra mobility, is daft but there you go.

[vicbos]

Good info all.
Regarding OPR, I forget how the scoring works --- do you get credit for blocking damage?

[John Destiny]

Originally posted by Shephard:

Tanks are there to hold points in PVP, but as with any Heavy build you will need healer support to be effective, you are basically "hard to kill" , tie up opponent DPS so that YOUR dps have free shots etc.

If you want to reap opponents then heavy is not the armour to go with, especially in small skirmish or 1v1, to many LA MURDER builds in PVP :P

LA is abit broken in this regard to DPS, it shouldn't have a 20% damage boost AND extra mobility, is daft but there you go.

Have any good guides for LA pvp builds?