Originally Posted by
Artyomis
Speaking of PvP as you do - only soldiers have good defensive toolset to effectively survive in mass PvP, and its called AMS.
If you expect to tank 3+ players same time as crat - then I can bring any other profession here and speak about lack of defences and survival toolset also.
Crats still have very strong CC toolset, as far as high self static def. Add nanomage booster, MoTR, some skills, and crats can survive pretty much nicely in mass PvP except when being called and assisted by enemy blob, but then again, noone will survive that technically.
Crat is awesome support profession who, if played wise, can play key role in both, outdoor and tower pvp no matter of numbers. And I'm clearly sure crat isn't supposed to be tank/debuffer/healer/CCer same time.
Pick your role and choose your profession to match it perfectly. If you dislike the purpose of specific prof - pick another, problem solved.