Parry vs Dodge

[tensalis]

What do people think about Parry-Mode vs Dodge-Mode? Is one better than the other? what factors affect their effectiveness?

Since patch 1 I've been getting mauled by gingos and raguses like everyone else. My character was level 25 melee. So, I got a full suit of player-made heavy armor and a full set of HP adding Jewelry. That helped some, but then I tried using Parry mode instead of dodge mode. I'm level 30 melee now and was recently able to kill 3 vigorous raguses at once (close call though) by myself. Parry seems to stop damage much more effectively than dodge does. Maybe its just my imagination though.

[borguk]

What do people think about Parry-Mode vs Dodge-Mode? Is one better than the other? what factors affect their effectiveness?

Since patch 1 I've been getting mauled by gingos and raguses like everyone else. My character was level 25 melee. So, I got a full suit of player-made heavy armor and a full set of HP adding Jewelry. That helped some, but then I tried using Parry mode instead of dodge mode. I'm level 30 melee now and was recently able to kill 3 vigorous raguses at once (close call though) by myself. Parry seems to stop damage much more effectively than dodge does. Maybe its just my imagination though.

Dodge comes from armour, parry from your weapon.
I make 100% dodge light armour and pre-patch you would hardly get hit.

[xenofur]

i'll step out on a branch now and guess that it's because dodging in heavy armour just shouldn't work, while it is optimum for parrying =)
can't say for sure if such differences are ingame or iof it's just imagination

[p46985]

Why should it be optimum for parrying? I like parrying in light armor, do you see any reason why i should be able to parry less than someone wearing heavy armor?

[xenofur]

because you can deflect the incoming blow not only with your weapon, but also with the armor

[lyrah68]

After patch one, before the mini patch, FORGET dodge. I had FULL dodge armor and in THREE hours, I saw the yellow DODGE maybe five times...that is INSANE when my pray was at least ten to 20 levels UNDER me.

I set Parry mode on, and got a good parry weapon and I am not getting TOTALLY slaughtered by mobs ten to 20 levels under me any longer.

It was like they moved the decimal points. Mobs got harder, by an order of magnitude, and dodge went from ALMOST all the time to ALMOST never.

My opinion, you milage may vary (disclaimer over)

[tensalis]

Hmm, have you been watching the system info? Dodge and parry occur much more frequently than the yellow pop-up suggests. I'd say only 1 in 3 dodges ro parries put the yellow word above one's head.