You can get major protection so many places next patch does Pirate Skeleton matter?
Of all the monster sets in the game, you want to nerf Pirate Skelly? It's one of the more balanced sets out there.
And the defile does hurt; try to BOL in skele form and then BOL on human form. The difference is night/day, leading me to believe the set is balanced.
Class reps are just like our politicians. They promise mountains made of gold for us, but in the end, whenever they can they try to push their own agenda.