Armor Questions

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Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2007

What would be better to farm with assuming im being attacked by piercing damage all the time. For my sheild, -2 damage while in stance(i am in a stance) or +10 armor vs piercing damage.


Assuming im in +80 armor gear, with Physical Resistance Stance(+40armor) and +10 armor whiel in stance insignias.

Should i chose -2? Or +10?

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

I think over time the -2 Damage Reduction will help more than the +10 vs Pierce.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Here is a link to wiki page that shows the information for the damage reduction for +10 armor http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armor_rating

The second table - 3rd set of Armor Change/Damge Multiplier

Gennadios

Gennadios

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2009

N/A

With +10 armor, you take somewhere in the vicinity of 85% of the damage you would be taking without it. So if you were taking 100 damage you'd only be taking around 84.

I'd recommend watching how much damage you take at your base armor. If 85% less damage amounts to more than 2 points of damage saved, go /w the armor bonus. Else go /w -2.

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Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2007

Well im doing spiders in fow, and only spiders in FoW, lol. Not for money, it just entertains me. So its only 7-8 damage at most usually

so i suppose -2 is better?

I have a -2 -2 sheild, guess i should find a way to use that eh?

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

It depends on how much damage they're doing. With your 130 AL, how much are they hitting against you? If it's above 12, take +10. If below, take -2. Hope I've done the math on that right.

TheodenKing

TheodenKing

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

DoA

Dark Order of Retarded Knights (doRk)

N/Me

They both work fine for what you are using them for. As for which is better, it would be far quicker for you to test it for yourself than it is to create a thread and watch us speculate. So to the OP: test it for yourself, then report back here. :-)

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Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2007

Well, i decided to just Use my -2 stance -2 Ench eternal sheild, and use illusion of weakness, and i put a +7 armor vs physical damage mod on my sword, and kept Radiant On all my armor. I take most 1-3 damage per hit from called shot, and 0 from everything else.

Thanks all