Guardian Defensive stance scaling issue

[Soul_Dreamer]

<p>The level 44 Master 2 choice is better for Parry and Defense over the level 72 Master 1 spell? For some reason the Defense and Parry have been reduced on the Defensive stance during the changes from Live to Test and it's effected the scaling of the stance through the levels, can we have our defense and parry back please? Am at work so can't check the amount but it's 8 or so Parry/Defense that has been removed.</p><p><img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/veevers/Stance.gif" /></p>

[habby2]

<p>Against a level 44 opponent, yes.  Against a level 80 opponent, not a chance.  It's like equipment where it is less effective against mobs that are higher level than it.</p>

[Boli32]

<p>+parry and +defence do not scale.</p><p>This an interesting issue <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />... tho I doubt not one which will stay due to the fact stances on the whole do not tend to be M2 choices and this M2 choice will prob. be removed.</p>

[Spe]

<p><cite>Glacier@Kithicor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Against a level 44 opponent, yes.  Against a level 80 opponent, not a chance.  It's like equipment where it is less effective against mobs that are higher level than it.</p></blockquote><p>It is just a parry/defence - there are no penalties for source of these stats from lower levels of spells at all.</p>

[Muraha]

<p>If I read it correctly you get more hate gain and base taunts with lower level spell too.</p>

[Soul_Dreamer]

<p>I think thats because of the spell quality rather than the level of the spell. Those parts don't bother me overly much, the thing that does is the loss of Parry/Defense for no reason.</p>

[Illine]

<p>well it's kind of stupid.</p><p>a lower tier spell, even in M2 shouldn't be better than an upgrade.</p>

[Bakual]

It looks like a minor flaw in the design of the spells. But then, there are other benefits which are better on the lvl72 stance, would you really choose the M2 over the new one just because of the 0.3% more hate gain, the 2 more defense and parry and the one aggression? I think the better proc alone will be more worth that that, plus the increased resists, STA and WIS also do not hurt. I would still /bug or /feedback it on test, best chance to get it fixed I think (even if it means the M2 choice gets deleted).