am having a lot of issues also - I think something has changed recently and it is not working as planned... trying to be as patient as possible whilst it does *stuff* - frustrating but it seems to be getting there.
I found my time a lot easier with 1.7k defense over 1k defense on my HV - it is easy for groups to slip up, and when they do it's nice not to immediately die. Definitely considering trying life-steal instead, but no idea how much I will need to stack to make it worth-while. I guess it really depends on what else you are…