11-26-2008, 03:14 AM
Filed under: Druid, Paladin, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, News items, Death KnightGhostcrawler weighed in on the intention and existence of the defense statistic yesterday. He makes two interesting criticisms of the philosophy behind defense:
It might eventually prove a problem that defense functions both as a tanking statistic and prevents you from fighting mobs that are a higher level than your character.
Balance might be easier to achieve if defense provided mitigation and not avoidance.
This is rather cryptic to someone who doesn't often deal with the integral nature of the statistic, so let's break it down a bit.Continue reading Ghostcrawler on long term defense changesGhostcrawler on long term defense changes originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST at http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/25/gho...e-changes/
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It might eventually prove a problem that defense functions both as a tanking statistic and prevents you from fighting mobs that are a higher level than your character.
Balance might be easier to achieve if defense provided mitigation and not avoidance.
This is rather cryptic to someone who doesn't often deal with the integral nature of the statistic, so let's break it down a bit.Continue reading Ghostcrawler on long term defense changesGhostcrawler on long term defense changes originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST at http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/25/gho...e-changes/
Comments: http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/25/gho.../#comments