Quote Originally Posted by HaelseMikiro View Post
Parry on Scripture gear is probably another method SE is using to 'nudge' players into raiding.
That would work if parry was at least useful for providing valued defensive utility at the cost of offensive prowess. It would make it the sort of gear that would be useful in progression, sacrificing DPS and clear times for the sake of survivability, encouraging players to use it as a stepping stone towards a more offensive gearset that would take advantage of a player's developed understanding of the nuance and challenges presented by a given raid situation. However, parry doesn't do that. Parry actually ends up doing next to nothing, making it not a stepping stone, but a waste of space. Instead of giving players a tool to work themselves up towards raiding, it gives them crap and tells them to simply deal with it.