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  1. 06-20-2012 05:52 PM #1
    vilgryn
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    which is better, Parry or Shield Block?

    I need to know your opinions. MRD parrying or PLD shield blocks? and if you can explain why as well (I know MRD has high health/vit etc and it's the best tank. I need to know about the parry and blocks)
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  2. 06-20-2012 06:23 PM #2
    KiriA500
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    Both are equally important. WAR and PLD each have skills that are reliant on blocking/parrying.
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    Fadigre
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    I think he's looking to find which one negates more damage, how frequently they proc without buffs, what buffs are avaliable to them and what you gain access to from having a proc.

    I'd answer but in all honesty I don't really keep track of how much I parry or block, I'm too busy looking at other things
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  4. 06-20-2012 07:19 PM #4
    Valmonte
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    a PLD blocks more than it parries, as far as damage negation goes blocking is based of your shield + stat modifiers while parry only blocks a set amount of incoming damage i'm unsure how parry negation is calculated, all i know is both shield & parry proc rates are modified by the DEX attribute.

    its a trade off for pld.
    to block more damage but proc less add more STR
    to proc more but block less damage add more DEX
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