Any good trick to upping defense?

[ken]

<DIV>My defense skills are getting farther and farther behind as I level up.  I hardly ever get aggro and when I do its quickly taken away by the tank so I hardly ever get skill ups.  Its a good skill to have however just in case...  So does anyone have any tricks for upping defense?  Can I pull low level greys and have them swing at me to get the skill up?  Do the mobs have to hit me/do damage or just swing at me (e.g. could I have a lvl 10 mob swing at my lvl 28 char?).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any tips would be appreciated.</DIV>

[Gwynet]

<DIV>Kill a few solo mobs, it goes really fast.</DIV>

[Zapdafi]

<DIV>i even had it ding on grays, so if ya can get multiples beating on ya, it would prob speed up the process</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i was 28 and it was a lev 21 encounter</DIV>

[Auria]

<DIV>Yes, best way to train skills (whether crushing, defense, subjugation, etc) is to go find a group of 3 or so grey solos (5-10 levels lower) and let them hit you / you hit them / you cast spell on them repeatedly. When I dinged 50, I spent maybe 20mins capping every skill but subjugation, which is still 40 points below :smileysad:</DIV>

[Gobbwin]

<DIV> <DIV>Do we really use Subjugation that much?  I'd assume that Inqs would use that more than we would.  What's your experiance with it Auria?</DIV></DIV>

[Auria]

<DIV>Subjugation is used for our Distract line (hate-off spells) and Prostrate, our stun.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>           After not using Subjugation much for 41 levels, then getting Prostrate, it was disappointing. You expect one of your utility spells to be cool, but no, you can't get it to stun a drunk goblin four year old.</DIV> <DIV>           It isn't one of our most important skills, but it would be nice if hate-offs and stun worked better/more often. So I have to go train on greys for hours, raising it dozens of points. </DIV> <DIV>         Suggestion on training the skill: when running through any zone, tab through nearest targets and continually cast Prostrate. Your movement will interrupt the spell 100% of the time, meaning no chance of aggro, and it's free skill xp. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>