Do you slot your defenses first as a tanker?

[Suparaj]

Hi!  Do you slot your defenses (primaries) first as a tanker? Or do you build it like any other dps and fill out all of your attacks first?

[lemming]

I tend to try to build a fairly rounded tank lately for level 20 content, but I do tend to lean toward the defense side first.  There are some pool picks I try to cram in if possible such as Teleport Target since it's an all around useful power.

[Maelwys]

When levelling up; accuracy, damage and unsuppressed movement are normally my main priorities. Any defensive armor toggles typically get an endred in the base slot and fleshed out properly in the mid 20s.

[MonteCarla]

I'll usually slot my attacks up first for 1 acc, 2 damage at the least.

 

I find doing almost double damage and hitting my targets reliably has an immediate impact on my performance.

Shields are more of a long game - the difference between having 36% S/L Resists (1 slot) vs 45% (3 slots) is not so noticeable. The extra points from slotting become more important the higher you get for both Resistance and Defence builds.

I'll pick up Tough/Weave and start building for defences in the late 20s/early 30s once slots become more freely available.

 

There has been the odd tank where I've gone straight for defensive slotting for concept reasons, but I'll slot for attacks first if I'm being practical.

[Biff Pow]

Offense first, Accuracy and Damage is way more effective than a small increase in Resist/Defense. My one exception is a high value power like Temp Invulnerability (30% Resist S/L) where some enhancement will be noticeable.

[Suparaj]

thanks!

[SableShrike]

Also depends if you team exclusively!  A purely team Tank can get by maxing defenses and taking Taunt asap.

 

But this can hamstring you from doing any solo content, as you’ll not be able drop enemies fast (meaning they wind up doing way more damage to you).

 

Same idea behind a “pure healer” Defender; you’re forcing yourself into relying on others to play.