How important is Haste for a Paladin leveling up?

[kaev]

Originally Posted by Kekephee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

One thing I never understood on live was the willingness of tanks to throw away stats and AC for haste items like FBSS. Having a 0ac, 0 stats belt because it gives 21% haste always seemed to me to do more harm than good. You're tank; above all else, you need tank stats. That said, once you can get your hands on haste items that DO have ac and stats, that shit is indispensable. Like someone else said, your aggro mainly comes from flash of light and stuns (especially after Velious hits) but faster kills are, you know, important.

Melee agro generated per second IS a tank stat. You aren't tanking if the mob is attacking somebody else. A Warrior needs the haste, he's crippled without it. For Paladin & SK a 21% increase to melee agro generation is still more useful than a few AC or HP, it's just that with the smaller relative benefit (compared to Warrior) the cost of a twink belt in the EC tunnel looks a lot steeper from the knight perspective.