If your Defense rating is not maxxed out, then in order for it to increase
mobs have to be attacking you. Don't know if they actually have to hit you
or not. I never had a problem maxxing out Defense every level until I was
in my mid 30s. It was at that level that mobs started ignoring me. I
grouped with rangers and rogues a lot and they almost always held the mobs
attention. One time though I was the only tank in the group. Everyone else
were either healers or nukers. In the hour or two I grouped with them, my
Defense rating went up a few points. Its still a lot lower than my Offense
though. Will stay that way for a while since I haven't played EQ since
Diablo 2 came out:-)

Galtin of E'ci

-----Original Message-----
From: Elijah Meeker [mailto:emeeker@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 4:14 AM
To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
Subject: [eqbards] Defense! Defense!

Does anyone know exactly how defense works? Either it just raises very very
slowly or if your raw AC is very high for your level *cough*twink*cough*,
despite that you take damage, your defense may not raise. If this is the
case, it is a great anti-twinking measure.

Tszaaz/Tsengu

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