as it should be.... it's not a fun mechanic to play against how it is currently implemented... but yes everything should be toned down Taking damage of any type is not a fun mechanic. Use condy removal. Toughness replacing removal is an ill thought out idea - at the moment you have a choice, instead with this new toughness you would simply build a god tank. Personally I stack condy removal and hate playing players who stack for power/crit. Horses for courses. I never suggested that toughness should reduce condi damage... I think that's a bad idea.... All I did was point to the gw1 implementation of condition damage.... you know... from back when anet had at least half a clue as to what they were doing.