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Re: Resistances?
In short, resistances offer protection against the various schools of magic. The higher your resistance, the greater chance you will 'resist' a magic spell.
0 resistance means you have no magic resistance. The maximum amount of magic damage you can 'resist' is fixed at 75%. So no matter how much resistance gear you have, you will never exceed a 75% resistance threshold.
The amount of resistance you will need to hit the maximum threshold is 350 for level 70 spells (from other players) or 365 for level 73 spells (from boss mobs).
Lastly, there are two ways a spell can be resisted. Let's assume you have the maximum 75% resistance. A 'partial' resist means you will resist a portion of the damage roughly equal to your resistance. So a spell that does 1000 damage would only do ~250 damage to a person that had 75% resistance. A 'binary' resist means that you have a 75% chance to resist the spell entirely. If you resist the spell, you take zero damage. If you don't resist the spell, you take full damage. A binary resist tends to come into play more in boss fights, as being able to resist most of the damage would trivilaize the fight.
You should never worry about getting resistance on your primary gear. All the fights where you would need to worry about resistance gear will be planned in advance, and there are only a select few fights where resistance gear is required.
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