(05-15-2015, 10:58 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: (and also provides higher mitigation than VIT)Very marginally so, yes. I wish it were more substantial. It'd make my life a whole lot easier.
For the record, the difference is like 2% more parry damage reduction for 100 more Str, which is... not a lot, and it's not like you're parrying anywhere close to 100% of attacks anyway.
Doesn't matter tho, Str tank all the way here. Gotta have dat DPS. I find I have no problems tanking expert dungeons, and usually, if I die, it's because I made a mistake or the healer had issues. We have so many mitigation tools that, yeah, that HP buffer is basically completely unnecessary for the majority of content. Only in Coil, and even then, only as the MT would I say you should be running with VIT accessories and assigned stats.
It's worth noting that the healer should be able to keep up with the damage, and if they cannot, a 1.3-2k HP buffer will not save you. You'll die just because the healer can't keep up with the attrition. This rarely happens, and if it does, it's usually because they are either woefully undergeared or are doing something very wrong. The only exception is when the boss is putting out an attack that takes out your entire HP bar in one go, or very nearly one go (to the point where they can kill you on the next auto), but then again, that's what Holmgang is for.
