Quote Originally Posted by Aurelius2625 View Post
It's the magick and mend traits, it's what buffs their potencies so much as to why a 900 potency attack is SO different on both roles. Tank mastery also lowers our damage through its multipliers, it's retarded but w/e....

The scaling is BROKEN in the WORST way for tanks but it's just the way that it is.
No, the reason a 900 potency attack from, say, a melee DPS and a tank hit for different amounts is because Strength scaling for tanks is only around 2/3 what it is for melee DPS (or any other DPS and their respective mainstat). This is why a 1,200 potency Confiteor from Paladin will hit for significantly less damage than a 1,200 potency Midare Setsugekka from a Samurai despite both abilities having identical potencies.