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Originally Posted by Nirgon
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Classic SSes show lots of low ball melee damage against the highest geared Velious tanks... but a surprising amount of high damage hits (esp backstabs) vs clerics in full kael with really good shields
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That's because EQ's mitigation mechanics affect only the probability distribution of damage, not its range of possible values.
This approach works fine when tanking a dumb NPC that does nothing but swing at the player repeatedly for several minutes until one or the other dies, but it's shit for PvP where people are jousting with backstabs and 53dmg two-handers.