The in-game stuff it probably incredible to imagine on the boards, I'd recommend logging on and seeing for yourself.
IRL I'm still recovering from that debacle in early February myself and now the Matt Cassel era...
Good to hear from you.
"In today's content, HP doesn't mean anything, it's your AC that marks your progression as HP will always be there (you can't get upgrade without HP, but you can get upgrade without AC... the later being the bad choice)." - Yoda on TSW about warrior AC.