2009-01-20, 09:19 AM
Shaving 100 or 200 hp from damage taken is "a long way"?
Only if those 100 or 200 hp are the critical ones for you at your particular level against a certain particular monster.
Otherwise, meh, damage taken reduced from 2.5k to 2.3k, whoop-dee-doo.
zHelm and Horntail Pendant (and Egg) would not be anywheres near as sought-after if they had even double the def but no stat boost.
Def is nice to have, and no mapler would turn his nose at free def. But on the other hand most maplers don't mind wearing low-level common-class equips with minimal def (sauna robe, work glove, pan lid) as long as they are scrolled to increase damage and/or accuracy.
Only if those 100 or 200 hp are the critical ones for you at your particular level against a certain particular monster.
Otherwise, meh, damage taken reduced from 2.5k to 2.3k, whoop-dee-doo.
zHelm and Horntail Pendant (and Egg) would not be anywheres near as sought-after if they had even double the def but no stat boost.
Def is nice to have, and no mapler would turn his nose at free def. But on the other hand most maplers don't mind wearing low-level common-class equips with minimal def (sauna robe, work glove, pan lid) as long as they are scrolled to increase damage and/or accuracy.