[Kalman]

Originally Posted by sammoHung [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Question: Have you tested this gear in group content? For a level 60, the AC / HP alone makes it seem like you'd need a lot of heals.

EDIT: not to disparage your work, this was a great read and very interesting.

Thank you very much for your response and the interesting thought experiment.

No, I switched back to my real gear after run number two instead of taking the challenge further.

But I am sure that I would be able to tank any group content in KC easily with that gear and with a good group even in Old Sebilis.
The reason for this is that level matters more than gear.

I usually start to go to KC at level 52. At level 52 I had 1648 HP naked and now at level 60 I have 2059 HP naked.

With the twink gear I had on my Paladin at level 52 I had circa 2000 HP unbuffed.
With the gear from run 2 I had 2231 HP unbuffed at level 60.
So my HP at level 60 with mediocre gear is higher than it was at 52 with level appropriate gear.
My gear back then had about 159 AC. The set from run 2 has 141 AC.

Furthermore the higher level you are vs a mob, the more it misses you. So at 60 I would get hit less often than I did at 52.

That is why I have no doubt that the gear from run 2 would let me tank easily in a group in KC. Giving me the opportunity to get a set of Jarsath Scale armor, Deepwater Boots and a Baton of Faith.

Originally Posted by cd288

Meh IMO at level 60 if you're doing level appropriate group content, the mobs are going to be hitting hard and fast enough that I don't think it would make an absolutely massive difference. Plus it's a mix of CH & celestial healing anyway, plus close to max level buffs. You'd be fine

I think so as well. Especially since the premise was getting the gear to do KC and Old Sebilis. Those zones don't require raid gear with a level 60 toon.