Defense - Revision history

Maurish: Attribute changes

2012-02-18T18:24:08Z

Attribute changes

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-22T05:49:12Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-21T22:22:26Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-21T00:16:14Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-20T22:58:36Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-20T22:31:40Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: /* Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance */

2011-10-20T22:29:55Z

‎Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance

Strill: Many Factual errors. Image is totally incorrect, as there are separate damage reduction values for Defense and Armor. The image only shows the damage reduction from Defense.

2011-10-20T22:24:44Z

Many Factual errors. Image is totally incorrect, as there are separate damage reduction values for Defense and Armor. The image only shows the damage reduction from Defense.

Flux at 17:20, 18 October 2011

2011-10-18T17:20:48Z

MrFrye at 22:41, 3 February 2011

2011-02-03T22:41:06Z

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-'''Defense''' is one of the core [[attributes]] for [[characters]] in [[Diablo III]]. It governs the amount of damage a character takes from all attacks, physical and magical.
+'''This page archives an attribute that was changed during the development. This is for future curiosity and reference. This page is not to be updated with current info; see the [[Attributes]] article for the latest information.'''
 Defense is '''''not''''' the same thing as [[Armor]]. The terms are confusingly similar in Diablo III, but Armor is what armor items grant. e.g. a buckler might have 8 armor while a tower shield might have 200. Armor helps increase a character's phyiscal damage reduction, while Defense reduces all damage.
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 * This stat has no secondary effects.</blue>
-More details on exactly how Defense will work in Diablo III are not yet known. What is known is that attribute points are not assigned by the player; they are auto-assigned. See the relevant [[Attributes#No Customizable Attributes|section]] in the attributes article.
+Attribute points are no longer assigned by the player; they are auto-assigned. See the relevant [[Attributes#No Customizable Attributes|section]] in the attributes article.
 * Defense is a secondary attribute governed by [[Diablo II]]'s {{iw|Dexterity Dexterity}}.
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 ==Development==
-Defense is a new attribute for Diablo III, comparable to the Armor bonus granted by [[Strength]], though you should note that higher Armor has a very different effect in D3 than it did in D2. See [[Attack_(Attribute)|Attack]] for more details on how Strength changed.
+Defense was a new attribute for Diablo III, comparable to the Armor bonus granted by [[Strength]], though you should note that higher Armor has a very different effect in D3 than it did in D2. See [[Attack_(Attribute)|Attack]] for more details on how Strength changed.
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-[[category:basics]]
+[[category:attributes archive]]

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 * Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain equipment items.  Players can acquire [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Arcane]], [[Poison]], and [[Lightning]] resistance, each of which reduces damage from its corresponding damage type.
-While Defense does increase when your character levels up, the Defense formula has built-in penalties for leveling up which counteract the Defense bonuses.   For the most part, this means that Defense bonuses from level-up are largely superficial.
+While Defense does increase when your character levels up, the Defense formula has built-in penalties for leveling up which counteract or sometimes exceed the Defense bonuses.   For the most part, this means that Defense bonuses from level-up are largely superficial.
 In terms of damage reduction, 3 Defense, 50 armor, and 5 resistance all give the same damage reduction to their respective damage types, however, mixing Defense with armor or resistance gives greater overall reduction than any one of them on its own.

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 While Defense does increase when your character levels up, the Defense formula has built-in penalties for leveling up which counteract the Defense bonuses.   For the most part, this means that Defense bonuses from level-up are largely superficial.
-In terms of damage reduction, +3 Defense, +50 armor, and +5 resistance all give the same damage reduction to their respective damage types, however, mixing Defense with armor or resistance gives greater overall reduction than any one of them on its own.
+In terms of damage reduction, 3 Defense, 50 armor, and 5 resistance all give the same damage reduction to their respective damage types, however, mixing Defense with armor or resistance gives greater overall reduction than any one of them on its own.
 ==Development==

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 * Defense is one of the four core character attributes/stats. It applies to all damage. It grows as your character levels up, and can be added as a bonus from items, gems, skills, and more.
 * Armor is a value on all types of armor items. It only reduces damage from physical attacks.
-* Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain equipment items.  There are five different elements, and five corresponding resistance stats which reduce damage from those elements.
+* Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain equipment items.  Players can acquire [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Arcane]], [[Poison]], and [[Lightning]] resistance, each of which reduces damage from its corresponding damage type.
 While Defense does increase when your character levels up, the Defense formula has built-in penalties for leveling up which counteract the Defense bonuses.   For the most part, this means that Defense bonuses from level-up are largely superficial.

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 * Defense is one of the four core character attributes/stats. It applies to all damage. It grows as your character levels up, and can be added as a bonus from items, gems, skills, and more.
 * Armor is a value on all types of armor items. It only reduces damage from physical attacks.
-* Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain armor items.  There are five different elements, and five corresponding resistance stats which reduce damage from those elements.
+* Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain equipment items.  There are five different elements, and five corresponding resistance stats which reduce damage from those elements.
 While Defense does increase when your character levels up, the Defense formula has built-in penalties for leveling up which counteract the Defense bonuses.   For the most part, this means that Defense bonuses from level-up are largely superficial.

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 '''Defense''' is one of the core [[attributes]] for [[characters]] in [[Diablo III]]. It governs the amount of damage a character takes from all attacks, physical and magical.
-Defense is '''''not''''' the same thing as [[Armor]]. The terms are confusingly similar in Diablo III, but Armor is what armor items grant. e.g. a buckler might have 8 armor while a tower shield might have 200. Armor helps increase a character's damage reduction, just like the Defense stat does.
+Defense is '''''not''''' the same thing as [[Armor]]. The terms are confusingly similar in Diablo III, but Armor is what armor items grant. e.g. a buckler might have 8 armor while a tower shield might have 200. Armor helps increase a character's phyiscal damage reduction, while Defense reduces all damage.
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-==Defense vs. Armor==
+==Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance==
-The terms were used interchangeably in Diablo II, but in Diablo III they mean different things.  The key thing to remember is that in Diablo III, Armor works much like a resistance; it affects damage mitigation, not to/hit (as was the case in Diablo 1 and Diablo 2.) Higher Armor in Diablo 3 does '''not''' mean that your character gets hit less often. It means your character takes less damage per hit. This is one of the major changes to the combat engine in Diablo III, and results in characters taking constant, steady damage, rather than the D2 style of attacks almost always missing, but when one does land it does huge damage.
+Defense, Armor, and Resistances are all stats used to reduce damage.
-* Armor is a value on all types of armor items. More armor = more damage reduction, but a lot of Armor is required to see significant improvements.
+Defense and Armor were used interchangeably in Diablo II, but in Diablo III they mean different things.  The key thing to remember is that in Diablo III, all three of these stats work much like a resistance; they affect damage mitigation, not to/hit (as was the case in Diablo 1 and Diablo 2.) Higher Armor in Diablo 3 does '''not''' mean that your character gets hit less often. It means your character takes less damage per hit. This is one of the major changes to the combat engine in Diablo III, and results in characters taking constant, steady damage, rather than the D2 style of attacks almost always missing, but when one does land it does huge damage.
-Both Armor and Defense increase your character's damage reduction, but Defense offers much larger gains, per point. (But since high level armor items can have many hundreds of points of Armor, both values must be cultivated for long term success.
+* Defense is one of the four core character attributes/stats. It applies to all damage. It grows as your character levels up, and can be added as a bonus from items, gems, skills, and more.
+* Armor is a value on all types of armor items. It only reduces damage from physical attacks.
+* Resistance can be found as a bonus on certain armor items.  There are five different elements, and five corresponding resistance stats which reduce damage from those elements.
 ==Development==