Ok, seriously, I think Polearm spec is currently BUGGED. I was running some 6mans and Wing 1 tonight and just messing around with polearm and my aggro is way WAY GREATER then what I think is normal.
My spec: Basic Tempest with enough in Jugg for 5 points in CoH (but I wasn't even using it to pull!) and basic general tree (hateful strikes, volcano rage..blah blah).
My Gear: T4 except hands (T3) + Non-crafted T3 Polearm.
Opponents Spec: Carnage Conq + One Tali DT both reasonably played.
Opponents Gear: Carn Conq was Full T3 with T4 weapons and Tali DT was FULL T4.
I spec'd counterweight and reprisal, no stall. Both the Conq and DT were having trouble pulling from me, in fact I locked both out on 1st boss in wing 1 and locked out both on firemonk (not even a headturn from the monk) and various other encounters.
We redid some of the 6mans and alternated my specs back to S&B (basic spec/Impassible grin + T3 Guard sword) and I was back to getting pulled from (from both the conq and DT) and eventually getting locked out by the DT. Then I switched back to the pole (switched to T1 Pole to see if it was the weapon) and I was locking EVERYONE out that time...not even ping ponging on some of the standstill bosses..just plain aggro LOCKOUT.
Conclusions:
1.) Polearm spec got a MASSIVE buff. Best way for this is to buff the innate hate on the pole combos. This is possible...maybe...I say this because so many guards use S&B to tank and it may have gotten unnoticed before a recent downtime/update.
2.) It's a bug with polearm combos, also possible. Lots of things got updated recently and a bug may have occured.
3.) My toon is specifically bugged.
So, what I need from the community is verification/confirmation of this bug/possible buff. Any other polearm guardians experiencing what I am?