[Gatts]

Heh, Also depends on your race....At 56 I can get my defense to 600. Causing IT mobs to hit me in the 50-70dmg range and with 1124 hp downtime is not an issue. I will probably stay with phalanx rings until I can buy the vit +4 rings, and somehow aquire the "koenig armor".

[plake]

2 VIT vs 10 DEF?
3 VIT vs 10 DEF?

[Tallguy]

I'm a Taru Pld/War at the moment, and i prefer Vit+'age more than Def.

Vit affects how much dmg you take against physical dmg...I guess it's a preference, because I REALLY need the VIT+ for my taru...

Right now, with all of my Vit+ and MP to HP earrings...I can tank just as good as a hume PLD, It gets expensive though trying to keep up with the true PLDs >_:)

[plake]

I'll buy that VIT+3 rings at lv 56.

[Tallguy]

yea, me too...i'm lvl 12 though right now (taru pld/war) and have 22 Vit...that is more than anyone in the field..people want me in their party at valkrum because in my info i explain how much Vit i have so i'm not lookd down upon.

With my Vit+'age at lvl 12 IT's only hit me for 17-26ish when they hit Normal warriors for 26-40ish...So far the Vit has been beneficial

[Golliath]

paladiny :
Vit Lower maximum damage u take
Def lower minimum damage u take

More vit means u take less damage constantly.. vit is important

This can not be the complete picture. Check the maximum damage you take without protect and then check the maximum damage you take with protect. I'm pretty sure they're different... yet, your vitality remains constant. Vit is important, but defense is just as well. Get the most of each you can is what I would think is best. I'm Galka, so vitality isn't as big of an issue. Also use good food, boiled crab atleast. I'd recommend steamed crab, it gives Vit as well as defense and lasts an hour per use. Expensive but worth the price paid.

[Tallguy]

nice, i went from lvl 14-16 on pld last night (taru pld) with the same party. We stayed together and our party was doing pugils at lvl 16-17 (i was the only lvl 16 in the PT) I had to go eat, so my PT replaced me temporarily with a galka warrior, i came to find that as soon as i logged on i to mad /tell's from my original party begging me to get back there...The warrior couldn't keep the hate off the mages, and also got hit for 2x more than me...(my vit is 33 at lvl 16 O_o, i'm also a very rich person to make it that way) the pugils would hit me for 20-30 when they were hitting him for 40-60...Vit for me baby! I am a taru with very low Vit tho..it really depends on what race you are if you're concerned about VIT or DEF...galkas do'nt really need to worry about vit lol, and neither do elves really..i'd say humes could still get better if they got A LITTLE Vit+, and tarus....i'd suggest that you be rich to be a taru pld and actually be a GOOD tank that didnt take astranomical amounts of dmg..