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Originally Posted by Goregasmic
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So far we only found hardcaps on AC and class was irrelevant. War/sk/ranger capped at 200 worn on a level 45 mob and ranger (and druid?) at 180 on a level 40 mob. That is despite haynar himself talking down people thinking there's a hard cap. We already confirmed this before but DSM reconfirmed there seems to be a hardcap... even though haynar gave the softcap formula.
It could particularly matter for rangers because their lower defense means they get hit more and the main way to mitigate damage is AC so they could be the class who AC matters the most, depending on where the soft/hard caps are.
Everyone always assumed AC does nothing for rangers due to them taking more damage but no one was ever able to give a satisfactory explanation of the mechanisms behind the phenomenon.
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Thanks, that’s fair. I just figured if someone had a knight and could parse on an equivalent target it would be ideal. If the science is same, at minimum it would refute the naysayers. I also have a 60 pally and SK so I’m biased
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Pragmatically, it just doesn’t matter for rangers. In order to stack AC it will often cost hps and/or svs. These are far more important for anyone not taking direct melee hits; even silly stats like wisdom and dex are better to prioritize. Anecdotally im not certain if my own gear replaced with like-kind AC gear would result in a lesser experience on a raid level. Margins are slim when you draw the ire of a city leader. Most the time I’ve not even asked for HP buffs (unless an AE heavy fight). I just spend more time hoping to resist AE’s and less time main tanking (outside 20 second bursts).