Twinked warrior approaching 50, have weapon questions

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

This isn't P99 specific but it will give a good idea how live parses work.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Excellent.

As a nit-picking, I tanked Mayong Mistmoore many times in the past and had (files lost long ago … many hard drives ago …) where I never received any DI over 17. I was in content appropriate gear with full ac augments in every slot. I do not recall what my ac was at the time but I was serverwide in 2nd place behind another warrior by a pinch. Granted I was also a warrior and not a shadow knight so that skewed things in my favor vs parses by a shadow knight.

What I do know is that it was. At that time, possible to statistically eliminate any DI over 17 on raid targets and anything over like DI11-12 on hard group content.

It was the equivalent of an “I win” button. Tank swaps were never needed and the damage was smooth and predictable enough that clerics wouldn’t have to pay attention. Spikes were more or less eliminated.

Average dps doesn’t kill tanks. Damage spikes and back to back bad rounds kill tanks. That was true then and remains true for p99. Early on in the debates I was the weirdo … the problem child. Clerics who grouped with me and raids that healed me did take notice that the big heals may hit for less … but only because the damage intake was steady and predictable.

A+ document file! I favorited it on my browser for future reference.

Unfortunately I cannot speak for p99. I would love to gather parses but it would be impossible to do so reliably with current rule set … and p99 on my anecdotal observations seems very different than live was.

Ultimately, I can say that AC is important at any level of the player and across all levels of content. Without the kind of customization that augments allowed, you’re kind of locked in to typical gear progression regardless. With few exceptions (like these earrings) the best choices are obvious and have both high ac and high hp.

Edit: in closing, total hp has always been the dick measuring metric. Personally I’d rather have a tank with 100 more ac than a tank with 300-400 more hp (p99 AoW notwithstanding)