Quote Originally Posted by ZDamned View Post
Because with my DPS Fending gear on, I still parry quite often, block a ton with my Buckler, AND gain 25-30 DPS. My Turn 7 clear last night had me clocking at 136 DPS in Shield Oath on the boss, and I never came close to death, since the largest hit the MT takes in that fight is 1800. Adding in the parry gear instead drops me down to a meager 90 DPS.
Here is the thing: yesterday, i92 gear oriented parry, on T7, i was doing 125 to 130 in shield oath on the boss. Doing your best to not forget any SW/CoS when in dps gear, then slacking in tank gear is going to skew your results. If anything, the numbers you provided just proved that you should most definitely go in full parry because the dps you will gain by going with no parry and det and crit instead is going to be negligible (6 to 7% more likely, a bit more if you go with str accessories). Those numbers are on par with what you said and what i said, i.e foregoing all parry is going to make your dps in T7 go from 125 to 136.