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→Defense vs. Armor vs. Resistance
* 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.
While defense Defense does increase when you level up, it also the Defense formula has no effect until you acquire a certain amount of itbuilt-in penalties for leveling up which counteract the Defense bonuses. This amount increases with level which For the most part, this means that overall, 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.