Four Ways to Die - why the Tank Meta feels "off".

[Deezee]

And as an aside, you're also underestimating how much HP VIT actually provides (which is also common whenever someone says VIT doesn't help the healer). On my DRK, I go from 12796 HP with STR accessories to 16240 just with i170 Fending. That's almost 4k right there (and I'm not VIT spec'd either). Surely i190 or i200 Fending accessories would provide more.

I'd gain 129 VIT if I swapped (4 melds and 1 210 slaying); I'd lose 171 STR in the process. I just swapped 35 STR to 35 vit to test, and I went from 16609 HP to 17326. (717 HP gain divided by 35 equates to about 20.5 HP per vit.) I'd gain 2644.5 HP (3361.5 if I swapped from STR stats to VIT stats, but then I'd be losing 206 STR compared to what I'm currently running) over what I had if I had BiS 210 fending, which isn't even enough to free up a single GCD.

[Ultimatecalibur]

I'd gain 129 VIT if I swapped (4 melds and 1 210 slaying); I'd lose 171 STR in the process. I just swapped 35 STR to 35 vit to test, and I went from 16609 HP to 17326. (717 HP gain divided by 35 equates to about 20.5 HP per vit.) I'd gain 2644.5 HP (3361.5 if I swapped from STR stats to VIT stats, but then I'd be losing 206 STR compared to what I'm currently running) over what I had if I had BiS 210 fending, which isn't even enough to free up a single GCD.

Going off of i150 crafted Vit/Str Accessories makes a mess of things.

The gap between Full Fending and Full Slaying at i210 is roughly 5k HP (20695 vs 15672 for a Midlander with Vit 35).

[karateorangutang]

Going off of i150 crafted Vit/Str Accessories makes a mess of things.

The gap between Full Fending and Full Slaying at i210 is roughly 5k HP (20695 vs 15672 for a Midlander with Vit 35).

I'm not a progression raider by any means, but isnt the line in the sand around 16 k hp to keep yourself safe from tank-buster land?

[Deezee]

I'm not a progression raider by any means, but isnt the line in the sand around 16 k hp to keep yourself safe from tank-buster land?

16k-17k for the MT on A3S is the wisdom of the day, yes.

[karateorangutang]

16k-17k for the MT on A3S is the wisdom of the day, yes.

So wouldn't 4 slaying and 1 melded put you over? Maybe it's asking alot, but that's not a ridiculous investment for an average player.

Just my opinion I guess.