Is Defense Capped?

[MillsFairchild]

I've noticed this for a while, but I didn't really care to figure it out until yesterday. Is Defense capped?  Or am I running into stacking issues? <i><font size="1"> ** I'm at work, so I may be slightly wrong on my numbers... bare with me...</font></i> So I was pretty bored yesterday, and I was examining all of my skills a bit closer than usual... refreshing my memory in a way.  I decided to see how high I could self-buff my Defense, so I cast: Reckless Stance (+8 Def) Stifled Rage (+10 Def) Hunker Down (+7 Def) ----------------------------------------- <b>Theoretical Total = +25 Defense</b> <i>But what actually happens is this: </i> Reckless Stance (+8 Def) Stifled Rage (+2 Def) Hunker Down (+0 Def) ----------------------------------------- <b>Actual Total = +10 Defense</b> Am I hitting a Defense cap (+10, aka 2 lvls above current lvl)?  Or are my skills not stacking properly?  Will it go higher than +10 from a group's buffs?  If it's a stacking issue, can anyone sugguest a more effective way of self-buffing my Defense? I've got more questions based on the whatever the answer may be.  heh.  So have at it.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <div></div>

[Tarindel]

I believe it uses the maximum buff you have.  Since Stifled Rage is the biggest +def modifier you used, that's the one it uses. It's not: Reckless Stance (+8 Def) Stifled Rage (+2 Def) Hunker Down (+0 Def) It's: Reckless Stance (+0 Def) Stifled Rage (+10 Def) Hunker Down (+0 Def) In other words, it always uses your best buff.  The other ones don't matter (but you still get the negative effects!) <div></div>

[MillsFairchild]

Great, thanks for the clarification!  That makes sense. <div></div>