Guild Wars 2

Am I the only one who thinks that the Defense bonuses from shields are way too low?
The defense bonus is far less than that of a pair of gloves of the same lvl. For example
the rare lvl 60 shield I’m using has a Defense of 36, while the rare lvl 54 gloves I’m using have a Defense of 95! That just doesn’t make sense to me. How would a pair of gloves of a lower lvl provide far better protection that a giant piece of metal strapped to my arm?

I would also like to see the shields give more defense, maybe in the expense of other stats.

Shields defense is way too low. I originally planned on using a shield and being a huge tank but in my opinion shields are not worth it. I find myself going for the two-handed sword all the time because the defense trade off is minimal, while the damage boost is huge.