Also should the rank 2 of the smuggler's cover go down from 500 to 400 and lose the vanguard deployment option?

I like the cove changes but I have been playing with the hulks and that skill is very strong. If it was just for them and not an AOE it would be more balanced. Even going down the 15% resist on them would still go a long way to giving them a roll in the game. If you wanted it to be an aoe thing a -melee attack debuff might be more balanced. Either way I love that you put effort into both the hulks and the coves.