In case meriting protectra V wasn't bad enough...

[Insaniac]

Did a quick double check. No difference between Tectra V on/from a lvl 99 and 75. There doesn't seem to be anything % based or scaling about it.

The new values are:

Level 99 WHM/RDM
Protect: 163 -> 178 (15 DEF, previously 10)
Protect II: 163 -> 203 (40 DEF, previously 25)
Protect III: 163 -> 238 (70 DEF, previously 40)
Protect IV: 163 -> 283 (120 DEF, previously 55)
Protect V: 163 -> 338 (175 DEF, previously 60)
Protectra V (1 merit): 163 -> 338 (175 DEF, previously 60)
Protectra V (2 merits): 163 -> 343 (180 DEF, previously 62)
Protectra V (3 merits): 163 -> 348 (185 DEF, previously 64)
Protectra V (4 merits): 163 -> 353 (190 DEF, previously 66)
Protectra V (5 merits): 163 -> 358 (195 DEF, previously 68)
Augmented Relic +2 feet add +5 def per level for a max of 220.

I copied/edited Slycers post instead of mine because his looks better. Neither one of us has the earring or ring to see how much those add.

[Arcon]

How much defense were you getting?

T1: 15
T2: 40
T3: 75
T4: 120
T5: 175

It wasn't percentage based, and it didn't depend on level either, as Camate's post may have hinted at. Ring/earring still gave 2 per tier, and didn't stack, just like before. Augmented Cleric's Duckbills +2 give +5 per merit.

And while this isn't WHM related, the Minne songs are also not percentage based.

[Insaniac]

Arcon and I ran into each other on the test server and after testing some minne stuff decided to see how high we could get my PLDs DEF.

PLD/BLU
5/5 Tectra5 + Augmented feet
99 Gjallar Daru SVed Minne 2-5
Cocoon
Hydra Kofte

2389 def.

Edit: WE FORGOT GALLANT'S ROLL!! =(

[Arcon]

Edit: WE FORGOT GALLANT'S ROLL!! =(

I don't have COR unlocked, so couldn't have done that, sadly. What would have worked, though, is Titan's Favor. Could get another ~100 Defense from that.

[Mirage]

That's a lot of def.

Now test how much damage reduction this would give you against a level 99 mob compared to 800 def .

[Karbuncle]

That's a lot of def.

Now test how much damage reduction this would give you against a level 99 mob compared to 800 def .

Might go from hitting you for 200 to about 198.

(Hahaa... I'm joking of course)

[Dragoy]

Might go from hitting you for 200 to about 198.

(Hahaa... I'm joking of course)

And yet, it might just be true.

[Insaniac]

I believe mobs pdif bottoms out at 1.0 so it's entirely possible against an EM mob it would do absolutely nothing.

[saevel]

I believe the guys on bg showed that mobs ratio can go under 1.0, it's their min / max formula that is broken. Even at 0.5 ration mobs can still hit you for over 1.0 and won't ever hit you for 0 from defense. Any defense that brings you under 1.0 runs into such a diminishing return that it does nearly nothing.

Still with this update it might be worth meriting protectra V once, now that it's actually different from Protect IV.

[Babekeke]

I don't have COR unlocked, so couldn't have done that, sadly. What would have worked, though, is Titan's Favor. Could get another ~100 Defense from that.

And Shining Ruby for another 238 ^^