Who benefits most from a DEF boost from a mod?

Exaggerate strengths or shore up weaknesses. I go for the former and exaggerate what was already making the toon playable. The weaknesses get small buffs from the mods anyways.

Defense is somewhat enigmatic in that the formula for how it impacts armor, etc. is not clear. However, like other % vs. + stats, percentage is preferred for those already high in defense, while absolute numbers are preferred for those low in defense.

Agree with ^^ ... if it is a % defense mod, a toon with already high D will get the biggest boost. If it is a flat number, then it's up to you who you want to add it to. I usually add those to the weak toons to make them a little more usable

"Obs0lete;677211" wrote:
Defense is somewhat enigmatic in that the formula for how it impacts armor, etc. is not clear. However, like other % vs. + stats, percentage is preferred for those already high in defense, while absolute numbers are preferred for those low in defense.

The formula has been cracked!

See this thread with a link to a nice calculator

https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/67830/defense-armor-calculator

Toons with high health and protection get more from defense mods. Esp those with self-heal. Self-heal is based on damage done, not base health.

If you start with low HP, defense isn't going to do as much.

Do you agree with my statements?

1. when adding #def mods, it doesnt matter how high or low the current defense (armor) is. Their effectiveness is constant

2. %def mods are best used on high defense (armor) characters

3. all mods (%def and #def) work better the higher the health / protection of the character

I crunched some numbers and these are my conclusions

A flat bonus is usually stronger than a percentage because the Armor (and Resistance) stat is a pretty low number to begin with. I don't know exact numbers from before the patch that changed the expression from a flat value to a percentage, but "good" armor back then wasn't that much more than 100. In that case, +10 Defense would be a net increase of 10%, while the 5% bonus from a Def Mod set bonus would translate to only +5, were it expressed as a flat value instead of percentage.

Luckily it doesn't really matter, because you aren't asked to sacrifice one to the expense of another. Having a flat value for a secondary stat bonus doesn't preclude the main stat on the mod from being Defense%.

https://swgoh.gg/characters/stats/

This might help

"J0K3R;677241" wrote:
Do you agree with my statements?

1. when adding #def mods, it doesnt matter how high or low the current defense (armor) is. Their effectiveness is constant

2. %def mods are best used on high defense (armor) characters

3. all mods (%def and #def) work better the higher the health / protection of the character

I crunched some numbers and these are my conclusions

Yes
Yes
No

Why would a flat # mod be better on a high HP toon? It gives the same effect to both. It may be more useful to add a bit more to an already high HP toon because what does adding a tiny defense upgrade to a weak toon do in this mega DPS set up? But why else would it be better for high HP toons?

"scuba;677232" wrote:

"Obs0lete;677211" wrote:
Defense is somewhat enigmatic in that the formula for how it impacts armor, etc. is not clear. However, like other % vs. + stats, percentage is preferred for those already high in defense, while absolute numbers are preferred for those low in defense.

The formula has been cracked!

See this thread with a link to a nice calculator

https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/67830/defense-armor-calculator

Oh nice! That separation of gear at current level was sneaky. Nice job. It's still less than intuitive how these DEF numbers on the mod will exactly impact armor, but at least we can throw it in a spreadsheet and get an answer.