New Fighter Void Shard bonuses

[Xalmat]

<p>Two words:</p><p>Thank you!</p><p>Tier 1 armor:3 set bonus: 2 mitigation for plate, nothing for brawlers?5 set bonus: 3 mitigation for plate,  3 riposte chance</p><p>Tier 2 armor:3 set bonus: 2 mitigation for plate, 1 riposte for brawler4 set bonus: 2 mitigation for plate, 2 riposte for brawler5 set bonus: 3 mitigation for plate, 2 riposte for brawler</p><p>Tier 3 armor:3 set bonus: 2 mitigation for plate, 2 riposte for brawler4 set bonus: 2 mitigation for plate, 2 riposte for brawler5 set bonus: 3 mitigation for plate, 2 riposte for brawler</p><p>Overall this makes it <em>much </em>easier to upgrade sets.</p>

[Lethe5683]

<p><span style="color: #00ccff;">Doesn't change the fact that brawler shard gear sucks compared to plate tanks.</span></p>

[Yimway]

<p>Doesn't do anything for all the other classes faced with similar problems.</p>

[circusgirl]

<p>Why is it that brawlers didn't get the same level of upgrades as the plate tanks did?</p>

[Ranja]

<p><cite>Vinka@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Why is it that brawlers didn't get the same level of upgrades as the plate tanks did?</p></blockquote><p>It can be filed under the same mystery as to why rangers don't get the same upgrades as assassins. No one knows why and Sony remains completely silent on it.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Mainly because Ranged Double Attack and Ranged Crit are even more powerful than Melee Double Attack and Melee Crit, especially on bosses that have nasty ranged-based AoEs. Rangers don't suffer as much of a DPS loss when they joust AoEs as other scouts do.</p>

[feldon30]

I'm not looking at the gift horse too closely. This will make it possible for tanks to have a mixture of T2 and T3 without being hurt too badly. I do hope other set bonuses are forthcoming for other classes, but this was the biggest concern and really messed up progression in the Ward of Elements.

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>feldon30 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>I'm not looking at the gift horse too closely. This will make it possible for tanks to have a mixture of T2 and T3 without being hurt too badly. I do hope other set bonuses are forthcoming for other classes, but this was the biggest concern and really messed up progression in the Ward of Elements.</blockquote><p>For some other classes the set bonuses really aren't worth waiting to upgrade from T2 to T3 directly. It was really Fighters that got hit the most, since their 5 set bonus was a large boost to their tanking ability.</p>

[Banditman]

<p>I don't know, I think I'd have to disagree.</p><p>I think the incorrect assumption being made is that someone is wearing "only" Shard armor, which is not the case.  Yes, it's more important for a tank because the bonus actually makes the armor itself better.  However, other classes have broken bonus progression as well.</p><p>My Mystic has been a nightmare of armor aquisition and swapping, trying to keep certain set bonuses while upgrading at the same time.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Banditman wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My Mystic has been a nightmare of armor aquisition and swapping, trying to keep certain set bonuses while upgrading at the same time.</p></blockquote><p>Hence why I said <em>some</em> classes. In the case of Summoners the set bonuses for T2 armor aren't worth keeping if it means you pass on better gear (Better gear > set bonuses). Obviously the same isn't true for every class.</p>

[Zizzu]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Mainly because Ranged Double Attack and Ranged Crit are even more powerful than Melee Double Attack and Melee Crit, especially on bosses that have nasty ranged-based AoEs. Rangers don't suffer as much of a DPS loss when they joust AoEs as other scouts do.</p></blockquote><p>And rangers still have to be within the 5 meters to ever max out their Mythical Bow. We lose a ton of dps if we are not within the 5 meter box (check the ranger bow chart on the ranger forums).</p>