I don't know if this has been brought up before but I picture there to be two types of healing in DMO. Physical healing and Armor Repair. I picture the Mad Doc having the health boost and healing abilities while the Mek Boy can repair vehicles and armor in addition to his other support abilities.

Have there been any new articles on how armor will work and what role will it play it combat, like does it have some sort of bar beyond just armor ratings?

I imagine they'll want to keep it similar to SM's system. But no, no official word has been delivered.

Bleh, we barely ever get official words -.-

Yeah official word is Top Secret right now... Until then you can use anything anyone says as your "important papers".

I hope they don't do it in the same approach. In fact, for Orks, I was kind of thinking that they could steal a little bit from how SWOTOR did their character advancement. Starting from a crappy profession and turning into a killing machine(Ork boy->Nob->Warboss).