+Defense

[FightGame]

<div></div><div></div><div>Ok, I have a couple questions about +defense.  First, how can I tell what my defense is?  When I look at my persona, it doesn't list a defense.  If I look at my character on eq2players.com, it shows a defense number, but I don't think that it's updated.  Or does the +defense apply somewhere else, like with resists?  I got a necklace with +3 defense, and some gauntlets with +5 defense last night, and was wondering where and how this +8 helps me.  I know it's defense, but what exactly?</div><div>Also, on the gauntlets I looted, they have + 5 deflection, but when I mouse over my avoidance, it still says my deflection is 0%.  What's up with that?</div><div> </div><div>And which would you choose, and why?</div><div> </div><div>(+5 deflection and +5 defense)   or   103 mitigation</div><p>Message Edited by FightGame on <span class="date_text">03-08-2006</span><span class="time_text">05:04 PM</span></p>

[Mjollnyr]

<span><blockquote><hr>FightGame wrote:<div></div><div></div><div>Ok, I have a couple questions about +defense.  First, how can I tell what my defense is?  When I look at my persona, it doesn't list a defense.  If I look at my character on eq2players.com, it shows a defense number, but I don't think that it's updated.  Or does the +defense apply somewhere else, like with resists?  I got a necklace with +3 defense, and some gauntlets with +5 defense last night, and was wondering where and how this +8 helps me.  I know it's defense, but what exactly?</div><div>Also, on the gauntlets I looted, they have + 5 deflection, but when I mouse over my avoidance, it still says my deflection is 0%.  What's up with that?</div><div> </div><div>And which would you choose, and why?</div><div> </div><div>(+5 deflection and +5 defense)   or   103 mitigation</div><p>Message Edited by FightGame on <span class="date_text">03-08-2006</span><span class="time_text">05:04 PM</span></p><hr></blockquote>Defense can be found on your "skills" window. Same place you choose your acheivements, just a tab to the right.  Default key is LDeflection on plate = Broken.   Only brawlers can use deflection. For a berserker it'll do nothing. so ignore that.Defense directly translates to Avoidance.  Parry is also directly tied to avoidance, but also ripostes.. higher the parry skill, more you'll riposte.I'd probably go for the mitigation before the defense.  But its a toss up.</span><div></div>

[FightGame]

<div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><p>in case anyone else is interested, I did some math to figure out exactly how much + to defense helps.  This may be different for other classes, and probably is.</p><p><strong>+1 Defense = 6.6 agility</strong></p><p>they both affect the base avoidance.</p><p>I arrived at these numbers after I removed a ring containing agility only, and noticed the difference in my base avoidance (which is the <strong>only </strong>thing that changed).  With that, I found that for each 1 point of agility it equalled 0.045% base avoidance.  Then I equipped my necklace that has +3 defense, along with +23 agility.  After I subtracted the (23 * .045) for the agility alone, there was still 0.9 more base avoidance.  So, +1 defense = 0.3% base avoidance.  Then, .3 divided by .045 = 6.6 agility</p><p>Also, this was all done while I was level 66, it may change depending on level, I don't know.  Regardless of the exact numbers though, any + defense will be worth much more to base avoidance than agility.</p><p>imo, when they say defense, it should be some number that reflects your total avoidance (all types combined), your mitigation, and maybe an average of all your resists.</p><p>so if you ever max out on agility, you could always get more +defense items to get even more base avoidance (unless there's a max on that too, which you've reached).  There's probably not many of us zerkers that are maxing out agility, but maybe.  And if any other classes are reading this, that are maxed out on it, may be useful to them.</p><p> </p><p>Message Edited by FightGame on <span class="date_text">03-10-2006</span><span class="time_text">12:52 PM</span></p><p>Message Edited by FightGame on <span class="date_text">03-10-2006</span><span class="time_text">12:57 PM</span></p>