I just switched powers from healer (electric) to tank (earth) on one of my 324 characters and the tank defense mode isn't working. All the gear is either DPS or Tank gear, no healer gear at all. In DPS mode she has 53000 Defense and Tank mode she has 59,000 On another tank (Atomic) that is also level 324, his DPS mode is 55,000 and Tank mode is 103,000. I tried removing all gear and reset skills and put on gear again, and the same deal. If I go into a world like 31st century, it buffers my tank mode. Any ideas?
Atomic: In Tank role, Defense is increased by 90% while not blocking. Earth: In Tank role, Defense increases equal to 65% of Dominance while not blocking. Aftershocks from Jackhammer or Upheaval activate Stone Skin which increases Defense by 55% while not blocking.
Each tank powerset has their own different survival strategy. Their defense can't all be the same otherwise you would have one tank superior above the rest. With Earth you have two tanking strategies, Aftershock and Brick.
