Lost Parry Recovered?

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Just curious as to whether or not people have been able to recover their lost parry % - If so how did you do it? What did you have to sacrifice to get it if anything? Has anyone been able to increase their parry?

[merkin]

Not able to recover my parry but I did drop my weapon skill talisman for initiative and more wounds.

Edit: for kotbs

[Toshutkidup]

I haven't logged into the game for awhile but I will tomorrow and see with Talis/ items what my parry will be. Prior to all the recent patches was about 64% pre buffs from procs etc. so will follow up Thursday

[CptGeorges]

Not even close, no. Lost like 25% parry as kotbs, and completely lost all WS to try and get more % sacrificing most if not all of my armor pen. Neat right?

[Zxul]

Wonder if people actually tried searching for setups maximizing init, instead of just slotting init talis. Plenty of sets out there with init set bonuses, starting with Imperator set- head+ shoulders, total cost 400 crests, +61 init bonus, as well as good defensive mods. Just mixing sov+ triump might finally not be the best setup, which is a good thing actually.

[salazarn]

Wonder if people actually tried searching for setups maximizing init, instead of just slotting init talis. Plenty of sets out there with init set bonuses, starting with Imperator set- head+ shoulders, total cost 400 crests, +61 init bonus, as well as good defensive mods. Just mixing sov+ triump might finally not be the best setup, which is a good thing actually.

If you do magic damage then going ini is a no brainer. For physical this patch is just a straight nerf

[CyunUnderis]

Wonder if people actually tried searching for setups maximizing init, instead of just slotting init talis. Plenty of sets out there with init set bonuses, starting with Imperator set- head+ shoulders, total cost 400 crests, +61 init bonus, as well as good defensive mods. Just mixing sov+ triump might finally not be the best setup, which is a good thing actually.

I need to try a mix of Imperator + Sentinel + another set with HP bonus on my Knight but I don't really like Imperator stats for 2H defensive tanks. Rare-Fortune can be another idea.

[Zxul]

If you do magic damage then going ini is a no brainer. For physical this patch is just a straight nerf

There is a reason why every sorc slots intel talis instead of say wounds- offensive stats ain't that easy to get on casters, caster going all defensive will have to sacrifice dmg.

Not to mention, this patch actually buffed defensive mdps, including vs rdps:

-slotting init, mdps still get parry.
-slotting init also gives dodge, which mdps didn't had before. So a buff vs shs which orders loves to complain about, right there.
-slotting init also lowers mdps chance to be crit, which ws didn't do. So more protection vs everybody, including vs casters- bws/sorcs need to crit, or they do no dmg.

I need to try a mix of Imperator + Sentinel + another set with HP bonus on my Knight but I don't really like Imperator stats for 2H defensive tanks. Rare-Fortune can be another idea.

Might also be worth checking if any lower sets have init set bonuses for 2-3 parts- you might be sacrificing some armor, but from other hand there might be set with 2-3 parts with a good mods on individual parts. 2% parry and init on part is 2% parry and init on part, whatever its a sov or a domi.

Also might be worth checking bb weapons- some have surprisingly good init mods. Also lower jewelry, including possibly some green vendor one- back during RA spec for example, on my WE despite having sov I still used 1 green vendor gem with str/toughness/ws- since the total mods were better for spec than genesis etc.

[cacumen]

Nope

I went from having 32% parry to now having 9%

Impossible to get some decent parry with Initiative, it's a bad joke.

Worst patch ever, hoping the stat change gets reversed soon.

[Sulorie]

Nope

I went from having 32% parry to now having 9%

Impossible to get some decent parry with Initiative, it's a bad joke.

Worst patch ever, hoping the stat change gets reversed soon.

Last year you had even less, get flat parry if you want to stack it. What class?