No pinnacle protection from what I have heard... Its always a problem, and class items often are the more difficult ones to get. Some pinnacle rewards are only weapons, or have a higher chance at them. Some dont have class items available (like the Sundered Doctrine dungeon). My buddy has been needing just the class item now for 3 weeks. It was also my last armor piece that I needed. If only Dual Destiny was a pinnacle option, so at least you could have a guaranteed source for a pinnacle class item.