Comments on: On Block Rating

By: Nam

Nam — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:05:29 +0000

Yes, you’re right in what you’ve said so far.

In terms of bosses, the only time it’s useful is in a passive uncrushable set. And the only really useful passive uncrushable sets involve mostly Black Temple and Sunwell gear.

However… if you’re tanking lots of mobs on a trash pull (and especially if you have a shield spike or similar) then block rating will reduce incoming damage considerably. That’s about its only use.

As to 90% avoidance, yes. Due to the way the combat table works (it’s a single roll system, EJ can tell you more if you care), the 10% of hits that land will crush.

By: sundermonkey

sundermonkey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:58:37 +0000

feel free to correct me if im wrong here but i always thought the only real value in block rating is for a passive unchrushable set.

to put it this way, if you have 102.4% avoidance without block rating, you get no rage. you take no damage. you take it in the pooper.

where as if you have 102.4% with a solid chunk of block rating you will block all the attacks that hit and you wont get any chrushes.

on a side note if you only had 90% avoidance then all that landed would be crushes?

By: Dezdemone

Dezdemone — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:24:06 +0000

YAY! I am not the only one who thinks block rating sucks!! I hear from soo many people who confuse block rating with block value… =)

By: Tankette

Tankette — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:52:29 +0000

That was a good explanation. I haven’t spent much time looking at my dodge/parry/block but I know I am far from passive uncrushable.