The definitive WAR answer STR vs VIT... and stat caps

[Ysarel]

I've said it many times: STR will make you a better tank than VIT for all pre-endgame content. However, once you reach a certain damage threshold, all the STR in the world won't prevent the inevitable and unavoidable wipes. That threshold is reached in BC, and adding VIT is mandatory until gear is sufficient to reduce damage threshold such that your tank can withstand the big hits without keeling over.

Well said.

He has a level 2 Marauder

Ha, I didn't even catch that. Shield vs Sword Oath is a reasonably similar question then since PLD is his only 50.

It's not a hard concept to grasp, but I see tanks fulltiming their defensive stances in some fairly ridiculous situations and slowing the group down for nothing. Substantially higher cost of switching stat allocations aside, it's not all that different from allocating STR vs VIT.