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How relevant is Defense?

magemyronmagemyron Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 24 Arc User
edited August 2013 in The Library
Hello fellow wizards!

Sometime ago, I managed to complete my T2 GG set. Super awesome stats everywhere, but I noticed a crippling drop to my Defense, it's about 600 now. How relevant is it? Should I worry about it on PvE? Cause the set gives me a nice HP bonus (with lvl 6 enchants I'm about 28k HP now), perhaps it's enough to cover up for the low def?
On PvP, people's Armor Penetration will always manage to ignore all the Defense I can stack, so I find it to be worthless there, while more HP is good. Should I get the 250 Defense boon maybe? Or should I go and become a glass cannon? xD

Thanks in advance!
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  • grimahgrimah Member Posts: 1,658 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    with that much HP you can manage fine with 600 defense, if you do find your hp dropping more rapidly than you like, you can always change 1 or 2 enchants to give defense. But i wouldnt worry about it too much.
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  • fondlezfondlez Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    A typical "tanky" PvE player using only Azures that can just survive one Mirrored Daze from Draco:

    21k-22k HP with 2000 Defense (27% Damage Resistance) + 17 AC (3.5% Damage Resistance) = 27k-28k effective HP.

    Your build:

    28k HP with 600 Defense (13% Damage Resistance) + 17 AC (3.5% Damage Resistance) = 32k effective HP.

    Your survival in PvE should be fine. :)
  • magemyronmagemyron Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I see, thank you for your responses! I already chose the power boon then ^^
  • copticonecopticone Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    fondlez wrote: »
    A typical "tanky" PvE player using only Azures that can just survive one Mirrored Daze from Draco:

    21k-22k HP with 2000 Defense (27% Damage Resistance) + 17 AC (3.5% Damage Resistance) = 27k-28k effective HP.

    Your build:

    28k HP with 600 Defense (13% Damage Resistance) + 17 AC (3.5% Damage Resistance) = 32k effective HP.

    Your survival in PvE should be fine. :)

    But it is easier to top off a 22k vs a 28k. Regardless, I dont think it is an issue since I survive the Mirrored with 22khp 900defense. lol
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