Minor Complaint/Mini Rant

[Litegrace]

I honestly just think they need to adjust fending gear. Adding any kind of damage mitigation or a slight healing buff to it would be great, or even a fraction of STR added on top of the VIT would be welcome. I'm all for the option of still choosing slaying accessories to maximize DPS (especially as an OT), but as of right now fending accessories aren't even an option in end game content (which is the main issue).

I personally hate the idea of spending millions on low level pentamelds, and I dislike mixing and matching accessories (bugs me if they don't match). I like the concept of pentamelds (getting a good mix of both stats, while not having the best of either), but right now it just blows the i210 accessories out of the water entirely. At this point, as much as I like the idea of adding damage resistance or a healing buff to fending accessories, we would basically just need STR added to them. With how strict dps checks are now, STR is almost mandatory to clear content.

[Donjo]

What to do with accessories...

Yep, there are options. I've seen people liken seeing a Fending Accessory drop from A1 to not getting a chest at all. It's just awful. Let us support a future where a Tank can look upon a Fending Accessory shining in a chest with a smile and say "Yes! An upgrade!"... because that just isn't happening right now in this world of Slaying and Pentamelds.

[Litegrace]

Yep, there are options. I've seen people liken seeing a Fending Accessory drop from A1 to not getting a chest at all. It's just awful. Let us support a future where a Tank can look upon a Fending Accessory shining in a chest with a smile and say "Yes! An upgrade!"... because that just isn't happening right now in this world of Slaying and Pentamelds.

This exactly. I'm not saying that I know exactly what to do with fending gear, I just know that something needs to be done. As much as I would love to see some sort of damage resistance or healing buff built into it (to increase tankiness), I realize that STR would benefit the meta more. I just want tank gear, I don't want to spend millions in the market on i150 or have to compete with dps for STR gear.