[Alarion]

Can someone explain this some? The wiki has some basic ambiguous information.

I am assuming

AC = straight mitigation. The higher this is, the more damage you can mitigate

Defense = basically, a number that guages your "tank ability". Your ability to reduce and avoid damage. So this is a number representative of your mitigation+block+parry+dodge?

Thus, someone with a high AC but low Dodge/Parry/etc might have the same general Defense number as someone with low Mitigation but higher Dodge/Parry/etc?

As a tank, which would be better? A high AC or a high Defense? I would assume a high defense would be better than just a high AC. If you are parrying, dodging or blocking - you are effectively mitigating 100% of the damage instead of a fraction.

So:
-High AC, Low Parry/Dodge/Block = constantly taking damage, but it's in small doses per hit
-Low AC, High Parry/Dodge/block = not getting hit as much, but when you do get hit, it really hurts
-High AC, High Parry/Dodge/Block = the best combination, if attainable

Does this sound right?