PLD 4.0

[Jpec07]

The point is people DO NOT WANT RNG MITIGATION. People want to know how much damage they're going to take and when they are going to take it. [...] That's what people want. Consistent mitigation.

To be frank, tough luck to those people. Predictability on that level would make the game (and really any game) insufferably boring. Where's the challenge if the situation is 100% reliable? Micromanaging your cooldowns? You can already do that. Maximizing your rotation? You can already do that, too. Mastering encounter mechanics? That can also already be done. Parry exists to smooth out the damage taken when taking a lot of hits (which is admittedly rare outside of dungeons). The more parry, the more reliable your mitigation will be.

Let me ask this: if Parry were replaced with "Toughness," which granted equivalent effective mitigation (only without the RNG component) would it be better? If you had 30% Parry rate (possible with current levels of gear), it translates to 6% physical mitigation; would you prefer a lower-scaling Toughness stat that mitigated every non-blocked, non-Crit physical hit for a flat 6%?

I don't think I personally would.

[Instrumentality]

Let me ask this: if Parry were replaced with "Toughness," which granted equivalent effective mitigation (only without the RNG component) would it be better? If you had 30% Parry rate (possible with current levels of gear), it translates to 6% physical mitigation; would you prefer a lower-scaling Toughness stat that mitigated every non-blocked, non-Crit physical hit for a flat 6%?

I don't think I personally would.

Yes, I would want this.

You could even call it...bonus armor? And make it appear only on tank gear (including vit jewelry)? And give your tanks...bonus damage based on how much bonus armor they had?

Edit: Or, better yet, call it bonus defense!

[Jpec07]

Yes, I would want this.

You could even call it...bonus armor? And make it appear only on tank gear (including vit jewelry)? And give your tanks...bonus damage based on how much bonus armor they had?

Edit: Or, better yet, call it bonus defense!

I'm not sure if it's intentional, but you're referencing what I consider to be one of the biggest tank design mistakes in World of Warcraft. I hated Bonus Armor and everything it represented, and I absolutely would not want it here. It was one of the things that killed the game for me, and I sincerely hope SE is smarter than to implement it here.

[Instrumentality]

I'm not sure if it's intentional, but you're referencing what I consider to be one of the biggest tank design mistakes in World of Warcraft. I hated Bonus Armor and everything it represented, and I absolutely would not want it here. It was one of the things that killed the game for me, and I sincerely hope SE is smarter than to implement it here.

I would, bonus armor was like the one awesome thing tanks got.

At least in comparison to secondary stats in this game it was a stat that mattered a huge amount.