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which is most important ? melee/ranged defense or state defenses ? or is it best to have a average of both ?

thanks

~Dufus~

DOOFS BIO-EMPORIUM valinor / Corellia 4805 -2725

It's important to have a good mix of both. In PVE the melee/ranged (in my opinion) become more important than state defences, but in PVP it is the opposite.

This is a touchy question.

The reason is that after a certain point, ALL defenses become moot in PvE. Once creatures or NPCs get over a certain level, they are always going to KD you, always going to blind, stun, intimidate, etc etc. Further, regarding melee and ranged Def, the same applies. At a certain level, stuff is always going to hit you. Nightsister Elders do not miss. Ever.

In PvP, Melee and Ranged Def are important, but they hard-cap at +125, (in fact, all defenses cap at +125) no matter what your skill mod window says. The most important defenses in PvP are:

Def vs Knockdown

Def vs Dizzy

Def vs Stun

Def vs Blind

Def vs Intimidate

Def vs. Post change is nice, but somewhat mitigated by a high Def vs Knockdown.

One thing a lot of players overlook is their Toughness mod, which works in both PvE and PvP and is always effective, no matter what mods of the other player or the level of stuff trying to eat you.

in pve mostly vs melee and range

in pvp you'll need both