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[quote=WhatDefense]Always keep ACB at 5 stacks for %hp damage reduction, and i'm pretty sure ACB is bugged (it says our defense cap raises 20k per stack, but it stays at a flat 9999 max even with 5 stacks, anyone know what happened?)[/quote]

Just doesn't show the raise, but it's there apparently.

Always keep ACB at 5 stacks for %hp damage reduction, and i'm pretty sure ACB is bugged (it says our defense cap raises 20k per stack, but it stays at a flat 9999 max even with 5 stacks, anyone know what happened?)

[quote=alaskas]oh that does make sense. hmm, was this change recent? (if you know, of course)[/quote]

I believe it was quite a while ago, maybe the job advancement level revamp patch? Not sure but it's been a while

U are doing something really wrong, like not using a shield or not using a rosary if you are a 2H weapon user, u are 95% of the time with divine shield on, you have shield mastery(use a shield or rosary to get 250%+ defense), u can surpass the defense cap(it only shows 9999 but ur defense is higher), achilles reduces the damage u take, the charges and divine shield give you % reduction agaisnt attacks(even hp% based attacks) and even if all that fails you have god mode(sacrosanctity)

[quote=Xephari]It's been like this for most bosses. They do % hp attack, which basically ignore your 9999 defense. The only benefit of having maxed def is the mob touch damage. However, that isn't even a big concern as it's pretty easy to get high defense on a lot of classes. Though, paladin is a better tank than other warriors because of Achilles and Guardian.[/quote]

I thought Guardian was removed post-RED?

Do you have divine shield active most of the time?

[quote=Xephari]It's been like this for most bosses. They do % hp attack, which basically ignore your 9999 defense. The only benefit of having maxed def is the mob touch damage. However, that isn't even a big concern as it's pretty easy to get high defense on a lot of classes. Though, paladin is a better tank than other warriors because of Achilles and Guardian.[/quote]

is achilles still 15% ignore? what's guardian?

I've had no trouble surviving hard gollux on my pally, just use HP recovery instead of pots if you get hit and you can stay at full HP the whole time.

Yea, you're doing something wrong. I can survive RA boss attacks However, surviving is not godmode. You need to pot after the hit in bosses. Basically other classes:

1 hit from boss = dead
Paladin gets 1 hit from boss = Uses an pot or self heal skill and everything's good.

Crap only get real when it's Hard Gollux/Normal Magnus/Hard Hilla. Do-able. But very hard to survive. Idk, about soloing hard hilla, but normal magnus should be solo-able and hard gollux too.

1. Get a pet with auto hp
2. Afk at c vellum
3. ?
4. Profit

Refer to instructional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3y-Glfm5pc

You must be doing something wrong, every other class in the game is too squishy.

[quote=Hydroxide]Attacks are % based now I think Stupid that Nexon did that...[/quote]

oh that does make sense. hmm, was this change recent? (if you know, of course)

Attacks are % based now I think Stupid that Nexon did that...