mmoguy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I just starting to tank more and was wondering if I should be picking gear with more absorption or defense? I assume since I'm putting more points into shield tech that absorption would be the way to go but not sure. Any advise would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacity Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Shield Rating -> Absorption -> Defense, in that order. Ideally you want to aim for 45-50% shield chance, 45-50% shield absorption, and then dump everything else towards defense chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeha Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I would actually go towards stacking Accuracy first. I know the question is between defense and absorption, but it all depends on the available mods you have. Basically tanking mods are: Accuracy + Absorption Accuracy + Defense Shield + Absorption Getting maximum accuracy will require quite a few of your items to have accuracy on them. I would focus slightly more on getting absorption with the accuracy as it is slightly better stat per point than defense. The strength of the absorption depends somewhat on how much shield rating you have, so I would suggest trying to have about 120-180 shield rating. You should be able to gain this without really gearing for it at all. I am currently standing at 182 Defense Rating, 195 Shield Rating and 252 Absorption Rating. Mitigation spreadsheet still gives absorption slightly higher value than defense. However, the difference is so small that they are basically equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacity Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Accuracy really isnt all that important for us. Rail shot, unload, and rapid shots are the only abilities we have which are subject to defense rolls, and only rail shot makes up a notable part of our threat generation. All of our other attacks (except maybe rocket punch, not sure on that one) bypass defense rolls and are only subject to internal or elemental damage resistances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeusThunder Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The quick answer is: For PvE - Shield chance/absorption is better For PvP - Defense is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pojectshadow Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 shield/absorb is best. i much rather have a 50% chance to take 75% reduce damage then a 20% chance dodge. plus all our talent in ST revolve around shielding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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