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Mano · 01-04-2005, 09:14 AM

What is additional Defense worth?

how good is +10 defense?

how much stam would you give up for it?

how much AC?

I am no parsing wizard, so I am looking for any feedback or ideas that you guys have seen.

I picked up a 36 ac cloak with 14 defense. should i wear that or the 30 ac 10 sta cloak i found?

just trying to see what you guys think of the various tradeoffs.

While we're at it. Thoughts on + dodge/parry? How many percent is worth the various tradeoffs?

And for the + hit/ + crit, how much agi/str would that be worth?

Just starting a discussion . . .

Brodda Thep · 01-04-2005, 09:18 AM

Defense has several uses. It is supposed to reduce the chance of being critted and also make it so that you block/dodge/parry more. Just look at the %s before and after equipping an item with defense. I believe it also affects the amount of damage you take from certain special attacks.

For instance. General's guards in BRS mortal strike. That strike hits cloth users for about 2700 hp. It also hits my for 2700hp and I have 8k ac during this fight. However, the warriors who have a lot of +defense gear get hit for just over 2k damage.

Mano · 01-04-2005, 10:26 AM

very cool. thanks for the feedback. sounds like it will be good for boss fights.

Awanka · 01-04-2005, 10:38 AM

Everything Brodda Thep said. I think it has a role in mitigating damage, and the algorithm for how much damage done in the game is a function of the weapon skill of the attacking character and the defence of the defending character. It might even affect hit/miss ratio. In summary, I believe defence has a lot of behind the scenes value for various things.

Tripamang · 01-04-2005, 10:54 AM

It improves your mitigation cap for higher level opponents.

DJk_zero · 01-04-2005, 05:05 PM

+50 defense gives my dodge / block / parry a 2% boost. Easily checked as I pulled the basilisk blade out of the bank and whacked away at a few things till proc.

01-04-2005, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mano Hot blooded, check it and see Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 80 -4 Internets	for the Tanks of WoW What is additional Defense worth? how good is +10 defense? how much stam would you give up for it? how much AC? I am no parsing wizard, so I am looking for any feedback or ideas that you guys have seen. I picked up a 36 ac cloak with 14 defense. should i wear that or the 30 ac 10 sta cloak i found? just trying to see what you guys think of the various tradeoffs. While we're at it. Thoughts on + dodge/parry? How many percent is worth the various tradeoffs? And for the + hit/ + crit, how much agi/str would that be worth? Just starting a discussion . . .

01-04-2005, 10:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tripamang Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,938 -6 Internets	It improves your mitigation cap for higher level opponents. __________________ Black Atom - Crescent of the Red Moon - Red Moon Federation

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01-04-2005, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Brodda Thep Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 370 -1 Internets	Defense has several uses. It is supposed to reduce the chance of being critted and also make it so that you block/dodge/parry more. Just look at the %s before and after equipping an item with defense. I believe it also affects the amount of damage you take from certain special attacks. For instance. General's guards in BRS mortal strike. That strike hits cloth users for about 2700 hp. It also hits my for 2700hp and I have 8k ac during this fight. However, the warriors who have a lot of +defense gear get hit for just over 2k damage.

01-04-2005, 10:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mano Hot blooded, check it and see Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 80 -4 Internets	very cool. thanks for the feedback. sounds like it will be good for boss fights.

01-04-2005, 10:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Awanka Seething with dark power and -internets Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,750 -55 Internets	Everything Brodda Thep said. I think it has a role in mitigating damage, and the algorithm for how much damage done in the game is a function of the weapon skill of the attacking character and the defence of the defending character. It might even affect hit/miss ratio. In summary, I believe defence has a lot of behind the scenes value for various things.

01-04-2005, 05:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
DJk_zero Internets are for kids Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,019 +1 Internets	+50 defense gives my dodge / block / parry a 2% boost. Easily checked as I pulled the basilisk blade out of the bank and whacked away at a few things till proc.