As long as the 50% damage reduction is active in PvP the blood gain in STV drops a lot too.
Not saying it is a bad thing that people can survive longer than 0.2 seconds but less damage = less kills = less blood.
Just make it comparable to previous blood gain.
Waaaaahhh boo hoo. Suck it up buttercup. Instead of zooming to get geared so fast you can actually play the game. Have you tried not going from level 1-50 in 3 days? Your on a priest alt. If anything, you should be happy that you are not getting one or two shotted as a toilet paper clothie. Everything has balance. This is a way to balance things.