06-20-2007, 02:19 AM
So Alliera meantions an armor cap around 28k. The buffed numbers from the first post were as follows:
stam/def/armor gear = 18084 hp, 447 def, 29420 ac, 32% dodge
max avoidance = 17322 hp, 415 def, 27186 ac, 43% dodge
So if a druid needs to maintain 415 def and there is an armor cap around 28k, it would seem that he could do with less armor and def in the stam/def/armor gear set, but probably would want more armor than in the max avoidance set. So we are looking at somewhere in the middle aiming for 415 def, 28k armor (is there an exact number for this meantioned cap?). So maintaining those two numbers the question becomes stam or dodge. Overall stam seems better because its more cushion and dodge actually causes over-heal and makes you lose rage (since you aren't getting hit). At this point it seems like the thing to do would be to hold those armor/def numbers and go in on learning fights with as much stamina as possible. Then as you get a feel for how much stamina you actually need for a boss you can start cutting back on that and add dodge until you reach a point where you have 28k armor, 415 def, enough stamina to absorb what you need to absorb, and then whatever you can fit into dodge. According to all of this there are safe numbers for armor and def of 28k and 415 repectively though. So the only non-safe numbers are stamina and dodge. Thats where the juggling actually takes place.
stam/def/armor gear = 18084 hp, 447 def, 29420 ac, 32% dodge
max avoidance = 17322 hp, 415 def, 27186 ac, 43% dodge
So if a druid needs to maintain 415 def and there is an armor cap around 28k, it would seem that he could do with less armor and def in the stam/def/armor gear set, but probably would want more armor than in the max avoidance set. So we are looking at somewhere in the middle aiming for 415 def, 28k armor (is there an exact number for this meantioned cap?). So maintaining those two numbers the question becomes stam or dodge. Overall stam seems better because its more cushion and dodge actually causes over-heal and makes you lose rage (since you aren't getting hit). At this point it seems like the thing to do would be to hold those armor/def numbers and go in on learning fights with as much stamina as possible. Then as you get a feel for how much stamina you actually need for a boss you can start cutting back on that and add dodge until you reach a point where you have 28k armor, 415 def, enough stamina to absorb what you need to absorb, and then whatever you can fit into dodge. According to all of this there are safe numbers for armor and def of 28k and 415 repectively though. So the only non-safe numbers are stamina and dodge. Thats where the juggling actually takes place.