Avoidance or Mitigation?

RyudoAnta · 11-04-2005, 04:34 AM

Between the two, which one would be more important to a Monk? I'm asking this because I noticed that equiping cloth shoulders the other day increased my Avoidance, after this I assumed that the lighter the armor the higher the Avoidance (I'm fairly new to the game) so I was thinking if Avoidance if a Monk's primary defense, wouldn't cloth armor be ideal? Or would it be better to just keep on Leather and have it more balanced between the two?

zabor · 11-04-2005, 04:55 AM

Our avoidance is high enough. Mitigation is much more important for us i think.

x0rtrun · 11-04-2005, 06:14 AM

I'd be interested to see some parses of damage taken between a monk in rare light armour and rare very light armour. I wonder how much the extra avoidance would offset the loss of mitigation. I don't think it would be a viable option for any monk, but it would be interesting to see none the less.

genoli2 · 11-04-2005, 01:55 PM

Avoidance: You chance to avoid attack from the front and Rear of you. You will still take damage from mobs behind you.

Mitigation: Your Ability to absorb damage taken from the blow that comes through your avoidance.

In my eyes, Mitigation is best, If your fighting many enemies at a time. If only 1 or 2 mobs infront of you, go for the Avoidance.

stfields · 11-04-2005, 08:32 PM

Mitigation is what counts. Our base avoidance just by simply being a monk is good enough. The increases to mitigation go much further than anything avoidance will do. If you need avoidance, put up your defensive stance. It takes a ton of agi to make a raise your avoidance by any appreciable amount.

11-04-2005, 04:55 AM	#2
zabor General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 425	Our avoidance is high enough. Mitigation is much more important for us i think. __________________

11-04-2005, 06:14 AM	#3
x0rtrun General Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 904	I'd be interested to see some parses of damage taken between a monk in rare light armour and rare very light armour. I wonder how much the extra avoidance would offset the loss of mitigation. I don't think it would be a viable option for any monk, but it would be interesting to see none the less. __________________

11-04-2005, 08:32 PM	#5
stfields Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 295	Mitigation is what counts. Our base avoidance just by simply being a monk is good enough. The increases to mitigation go much further than anything avoidance will do. If you need avoidance, put up your defensive stance. It takes a ton of agi to make a raise your avoidance by any appreciable amount. __________________ ~Taveren Kinslayer~ 60 Armorer/Alchemist/Jeweler 60 Weaponsmith/Sage/Woodworker 60 Monk ~ RETIRED

11-04-2005, 04:34 AM	#1
RyudoAnta Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	Between the two, which one would be more important to a Monk? I'm asking this because I noticed that equiping cloth shoulders the other day increased my Avoidance, after this I assumed that the lighter the armor the higher the Avoidance (I'm fairly new to the game) so I was thinking if Avoidance if a Monk's primary defense, wouldn't cloth armor be ideal? Or would it be better to just keep on Leather and have it more balanced between the two?

11-04-2005, 01:55 PM	#4
genoli2 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9	Avoidance: You chance to avoid attack from the front and Rear of you. You will still take damage from mobs behind you. Mitigation: Your Ability to absorb damage taken from the blow that comes through your avoidance. In my eyes, Mitigation is best, If your fighting many enemies at a time. If only 1 or 2 mobs infront of you, go for the Avoidance.