Please Remove or Repurpose Parry

[Gumbercules]

think parry would literally need to have a counterattack mechanic to it to become even remotely desired lol for example it mitigate the base 20% + auto-attack damage instantly to enemy (with tweaks etc otherwise its too op) Might even need to have different affects by tank class. Quite frankly axing it might just be the better solution with it being a flat 20%

edit: for a while in 2.0 i thought it countered :P

[RhazeCain]

Why do I hear multiple people saying essentially "any defensive stat will not be valued"?
- What, you don't see crafted accessories being valued? They have less offense than more easily obtainable Slaying accessories.
- You don't see tanks using defensive cooldowns to open up DPS stance and/or healer DPS? It's same for gear.
... Seriously, these people need their heads checked.

There is also the simple value of defensive ability on it's own. If I'm progressing on a tough fight, I would gladly increase defensive ability just to avoid the random turn of a good attempt into a fail. Less random fails = faster progression.

Point being: defensive abilities still matter, in general. Unfortunately parry is entirely ineffective right now. Were it implemented better, parry could become worthwhile - and by "better" I mean completely differently.

Random idea would be that parry could trigger a "Riposte" ability that automatically strikes back when parry happens. Vaguely similar to Vengenance. PS. "Riposte" was in original Everquest - there's precedent for it. Just a thought. *shrug