We know that Temps are just fine for pvp in Kabod. Unless its ground pvp, glads aoe are competely useless. Temp is a fun class(Kabod Online) for those who like s/b. Glads can tank, but do so in a different manner as they depend heavily on dps to hold aggro. Temps have more taunts to help in the "omg noes" situations that will invariably occur if you pug. Glads are good in aoe friendly situations.

Temps also have a lot more skills that will keep them alive when things go south and the Bodyguard stigma will make your clothie friends happy when they are the first targets in pvp battles. There are a lot of really bad tanks out there and your sorc friend will get toasted when one fails to keep aggro on a cc'd target. If you decide to tank as a glad, expect that some idiots will want their templar friend to tank, because "it's the tank class".

It is true that templars are not great in pvp. Crafting is a time/money sink and many recommend to just ignore it unless you do alchemy. If you want to choose between armor crafting and weapon crafting, then go armor as it applies to more slots on your character. In your mid-40's you'll get the Betoni's orange weapon from a quest, which is decent as a weapon at higher levels(Kabod Gold).

Templars are definately more durable in pvp than glads, since they have a handful of skills that mitigate pvp damage, such as emp armour and seal of protection. In PvE, templars have pretty crazy spike bursts but generally they have lower dps than glads in exchange for more aggro building skills and a chunk of heals. Templars also have faster pulls than glads and aren't as weighed down by the whole aerial pvp thing because of divine justice, magic smash and inescapable judgement.