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<blockquote data-quote="Cyclone_Joker" data-source="post: 6233911" data-attributes="member: 6750006"><p>Except this is wrong because anyone who doesn't want to be hit shouldn't bother wasting <em>any</em> resources in AC.</p><p>Uh, no. Very, very no.</p><p></p><p>Judging what your AC should be based on enemies that don't matter is a terrible way to calculate it. Especially since your calculation is only accurate on things that get a bunch of attacks. Furthermore, that figure you gave is still bad because <em>that AC won't block attacks</em>. Not enough to matter, anyways.</p><p>Again, wrong. If someone doesn't plan on getting attacked, they shouldn't waste GP on AC. AC is expensive. Like anything else, if you don't put enough into where you're actually good at it, you should waste resources on it.</p><p>Except the problem is he <em>still is in that </em><em>category</em>. As I've established, a Balor, a weaker end CR 20 encounter, which every ECL16+ party is supposed to be ready for, will hit him on a 2. The Big T will hit him on a 2. A dragon will hit him on a 2. Filtering out crap that's not threatening doesn't matter because they're not threatening. </p><p>You missed the "on average." AC standards vary dramatically. I consider AC below 50 at level 20 to be low. At level 1, you have to work to top 18.</p><p></p><p>That said, hitting 25 at level 1 is trivially simple. This is entirely beside the point, though.</p><p>Apparently so. The ranger decided to follow the ways of his druid friend. That doesn't explain why he multiclassed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyclone_Joker, post: 6233911, member: 6750006"] Except this is wrong because anyone who doesn't want to be hit shouldn't bother wasting [I]any[/I] resources in AC. Uh, no. Very, very no. Judging what your AC should be based on enemies that don't matter is a terrible way to calculate it. Especially since your calculation is only accurate on things that get a bunch of attacks. Furthermore, that figure you gave is still bad because [I]that AC won't block attacks[/I]. Not enough to matter, anyways. Again, wrong. If someone doesn't plan on getting attacked, they shouldn't waste GP on AC. AC is expensive. Like anything else, if you don't put enough into where you're actually good at it, you should waste resources on it. Except the problem is he [I]still is in that [/I][I]category[/I]. As I've established, a Balor, a weaker end CR 20 encounter, which every ECL16+ party is supposed to be ready for, will hit him on a 2. The Big T will hit him on a 2. A dragon will hit him on a 2. Filtering out crap that's not threatening doesn't matter because they're not threatening. You missed the "on average." AC standards vary dramatically. I consider AC below 50 at level 20 to be low. At level 1, you have to work to top 18. That said, hitting 25 at level 1 is trivially simple. This is entirely beside the point, though. Apparently so. The ranger decided to follow the ways of his druid friend. That doesn't explain why he multiclassed. [/QUOTE]
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