is my pally gimp?Follow

I have a 66 pally, got all the best gear wit hthe highest HP, unbuffed he's 5500 HP, buffed he's 9800HP is this good? and what can i expect from him at 70-75 in the way of HP

Depends on what he's talking about. Is he "well geared" in terms of being able to tank for a group? Certainly. Is he "well geared" for raid tanking? Nope.

It's not like all the group content in the game for mid 60s got harder retroactively since PoP. If 10k/2k was a "top tank" in PoP, then his hp/ac should be just fine for tanking content he's likely to need to tank in a group.

If he's in a situation to tank anything that he can't physically tank with those values, he'd know it and not need to ask the question here. As far as group content, the actual melee damage rates for mobs hasn't really increased since PoP (and in many cases is lower in that level range). What has increased is the number of proc type effects. And higher AC actually doesn't help much against that (cause it's avoidance based, not mitigation and you can't increase that with gear). In terms of AC at this moment he should be aiming at around 1.7kish. Beyond that, it starts getting *very* expesive, and at least at his level, the value in relation to cost isn't that great. He's already likely above the ac cap against most things he's going to tank. Believe it or not folks used to tank at that level when 1.5k was a nearly impossible level of AC to reach. A level 65 mob is pretty much a level 65 mob in terms of AC. There's been some increase, but not that much...

Obviously, adding more HPs is always good, but don't kill yourself or your bank doing it. I'd also point out that right now there are some serious deal breaks at level 68 (gear that's required level 68 and thus sells cheaper then inferior gear that's available to lower levels). Look at the bazaar and plan out your purchases in advance. Also, don't be afraid to take some time off to grind some AAs. The difference between a tank with his defensive AAs and one without is worth more then what you could likely buy to increase your gear no matter how much money you have.

I couldn't begin to tell you what is gimp hp at any level. lol I don't even remember what I was at that level. I just know I worked toward AC, Avoidance and Shielding. Max your stamina and defensive aas, but your mitigation is what will make you the better tank than hp. The higher your mitigation the less you have to be healed, the longer you stay alive, the happier your cleric and group are....see how nicely that flows!

At 75, I have 16.6 hp with no raid gear to speak of (we play the group game), mind you that is with max buffs and a campfire, and 900+ aas. Seems like it is 10k+ unbuffed I am thinking. While hp is the basic guideline that many people use to judge a tank, ask any good cleric what is more important and he will tell you mitigation in reality is worth well more than hp numbers.

Seamy