Tank Gear's Value for the Future.

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Pretty basic math is this. formerly we had 1 STR = 1 AP.

Now we have 1 VIT = 0.45 AP *and* 1 STR = 0.45 AP.

Relative to our prior performance, we are at 90% of the former AP, assuming you balance your VIT and STR. That is a one time adjustment. The future remains to be seen and it depends on how they balance the primary stats on gear going forwards. If there is more VIT on gear than STR generally, then It all offesets in the end because our overall AP will not drop below that 90%.

Jewelry only has one stat on it. As stats go up, tank DPS will go down.

Unless they decrease the amount of strength and stats on all DPS gear.

First Gear Patch:
Tanks will do 95% of the damage they used to compared to DPS.

Second Gear Patch:
Tanks will do 90% of the damage they used to compared to DPS.

Third Gear Patch:
Tanks will do 85% of the damage they used to compared to DPS.

That is because as stats go up, scaling goes down further and further.