Sin and def levels?

SinfulLia - Archosaur
SinfulLia - Archosaur Posts: 164 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Assassin
Ok, I know I will probably get laughed at for even thinking this...
BUT
Why do no sins shard for a bit of def?
I know most sins shard dot's for spike damage...
but yea... ideas/thoughts on this little fishys madness?

http://pwcalc.com/847658e19727814a

b:bye

TY for all answers b:pleased b:pleased
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  • Salari - Raging Tide
    Salari - Raging Tide Posts: 2,102 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    150m for +2 def levels is why. Most people can not afford that so stick with DoT's or Vit or HP shards(high lvl hp chards are free if you do COA regularly). I am just glad I got my DoT's when they were only 9-11m a piece vs near 20m a piece now.

    You can also get better m/p defenses with orns and rings, the R9 recast ring is quite nice, be long time before I get it tho.
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  • Olbaze - Sanctuary
    Olbaze - Sanctuary Posts: 4,242 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Quite a few reasons, actually.

    Firstly, there's the costs. The cost difference between a full set of Primevals and a fullset of JoSD is ridiculous to most people. And the difference in effective HP isn't that much.

    Secondly, most sins run around with a lot of G12 gear, which cannot be sharded with JoSD to begin with.

    Thirdly, a lot of sins have a "offensive first" philosophy.

    Fourthly, people, on average, will never go the optimal route, simply because they don't know. And the reason they don't know is because they think that they already do.

    To a lot of people, Defense Levels are still an unknown thing. A lot of people think of Defensive levels are -Attack Levels and nothing more. And to them, reducing someone's attack levels by 48 when they have like 100 just doesn't seem like a good tradeoff.
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  • Zsw - Dreamweaver
    Zsw - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,087 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    SinfulLia - Archosaur wrote: »
    Ok, I know I will probably get laughed at for even thinking this...
    BUT
    Why do no sins shard for a bit of def?
    I know most sins shard dot's for spike damage...
    but yea... ideas/thoughts on this little fishys madness?

    http://pwcalc.com/847658e19727814a

    b:bye

    TY for all answers b:pleased b:pleased

    You just asked why do no sins shard for defense, then proceeded to provide a link which gives a good example of a sin who is not sharded for defense. I'd say you answered your own question. =/
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