If I can't stand alone, I'd rather not stand at all. Can the armadillo take on huge raids? Sure. I raided Outlander a couple of times where the results were laughably easy. I defended under similar circumstances (though Cathoria made one defense particularly deathful). What it comes down to has already been said, the panther cannot stand on its own four legs against any skilled player, without some serious luck coming the panther's way. I am not a player who prefers to depend on luck (which is why I am boggled by the fact that I continue to play this class). If defending people and defending my cabal were objectives I had, I would have rolled a healer.