(05-15-2015, 09:26 PM)Qhora Bajihri Wrote: I've seen an amazingly geared tank take a metric buttload of damage where crappier geared tanks have held up like boulders. I have theories as to why this happened but at the time I was busy picking my jaw up off the floor. I didn't notice if they had a lot of STR gear on at the time. Now I wonder.
I was spiritbonding as WAR in Castrum last night wearing nothing but Gathering/Crafting gear on the left, i120/i130 STR and VIT accessories on the right, and a level 49 Labrys or something.
My fellow tank was a more-than-properly-geared-for-the-instance PLD with Curtana Zenith, an i90 weapon.
I was stealing/holding hate against him and a 5.7k hp WHM pocket healer. I was surviving despite a 4500hp-after-Defiance health pool and a 51 level disadvantage in weapon damage, partly thanks to said healer but mainly due to good cooldown usage (hello, Holmgang <3).
Gear matters, but player skill matters more and difference in player skill, imo, can make up for some serious gear disparity.
tl;dr: Know how to play your class.
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