uzhiel feathered serpent wrote:
with less hit points, less mitigation, MUCH less avoidance, 10% block and parry.....what makes you think we tank as well as a bruiser or a guard? Specially when fighting multiples mobs...if our tanking depends on healing and warding ourselves, how many times will those heals and wards be interrupted? specially during a raid?
Another issue is that our heal and ward are much less effective in the combat changes than they are now. Dont expect your heal and ward to keep you alive against tough mobs.
You make a good point about avoidance. I am looking at the numbers on the test server:
Avoidance/Mitigation With Defensive Stance and Cedar Kite Shield - 39.4%/1650
Avoidance/Mitigation with Defensive Stance and 2-handed Sword - 29.3%/1650
Avoidance/Mitigation with no Stance and Cedar Kite Shield - 34.4%/1440
Avoidance/Mitigation with Offensive Stance and Cedar Kite Shield - 25.0%/1440
Avoidance/Mitigation with Offensive Stance and 2-handed Sword - 12.5%/1440
I also tried equipping and unequipping my pristine shadow imbued hex doll. Its +12 to agility made exactly a 1% difference in avoidance.
Our shield buff is no longer an avoidance buff, at least not directly. The Adept III version of Aegis of Hope now grants a 21% chance of an additional attempt at avoiding attack and increases defense by 6.7.
Remember, this is a character that I have not yet respeced, in other words, none of his attribute or racial trait buffs have been selected. I am waiting for DoF to do that.
Message Edited by Rochir on 09-10-2005 10:31 AM
Message Edited by Rochir on 09-10-2005 10:56 AM