Ah sweet. I was wondering if I was doing anything wrong with the numbers. With the token gear enhancement distribution being 3:4 for shield:absorb, the 2:5 ratio that 2634 Def / 1643 Shield / 1059 Absorb seems to be the more efficient option.

Hmm strange for the PT 224B Mod stats I'm calculating 2634 Def / 1658 Shield / 1044 Absorb or 2634 Def / 1643 Shield / 1059 Absorb. Here's the Breakdown: 2634 Defence Stat 224 Relics = 77x2 = 154 2xImplants and Ear = 244x3 = 732 9x B Mods = 104x9 = 936 7x Enhancements = 116x7 = 812 1658 Shield Stat 2x Bastion Implants and Ear = 168x3 = 504 6x Enhancements = 168x6 = 1008 2x Aug 40 = 73x2 = 146 1044 Absorb Stat 1x Enhancement = 168 12x Aug 40 = 12x73 = 876 1643 Shield Stat 2x Bastion Implants and Ear = 168x3 = 504 2x Enhancements = 168x2 = 336 11x Aug 40 = 73x11 = 803 1059 Absorb Stat 5x Enhancements = 5x168 =840 3x Aug 40 = 73x3 = 219 Edit: It's supposed to state "9x B Mods" instead of "7x B Mods".

KBN still uses the Reactive Warding + Fortunate Redoubt relic combination for his calculations

Ok updated KBN new boss categorizations, hope I didn't mix up any of the rows/columns. And hmm... might need to rename "High M/R" and "Mid M/R".

Corrected thanks

Jethsidi's stuff in more readable form: Unlettered Mods 81 Endurance, 90 def/abs B-Mods 113 End, 72 def/abs Immunity/Sturdiness Enhancements 72 End, 81 def/abs Bastion/Bulwark Enhancements 120 End, 29 def/abs Def/Abs Augments +34 Power, +52 def/abs Fortitude Augments +52 End, +34 Power Unlettered Mod vs B Mods +32 End, -18 def/abs 3x Unlettered Mod vs B Mods (for Jugg and PT Split mods) +96 End, -54 def/abs Bastion/Bulwark vs Immunity/Sturdiness Enhancements -48 End, +52 def/abs ----- And another comparison: Unlettered Mod + Bastion/Bulwark Enhancement vs B Mod + Immunity/Sturdiness Enhancement +16 End, +44 def/abs

I've added these in as Methoxa 3841 Avg. I'll wait for KBN to check his boss categorisations and Methoxa's recalculations before I add in the per boss ones.

KBN's 3841 numbers have been added. Methoxa's 3841 average numbers as corrected by Jethsidi have also been added.

I've just added the Guardian /Jugg 3841 numbers for KBN. The old 3800 number are just hidden. There is something odd though. The Mid-MR numbers have more Defence and less Absorb than the High-MR Numbers.

Keep calm and have a muffin Sweet. I'll try to get them in during lunch. I'm guessing Malaphar should be Mid M/R instead?

Although a burger party brawl would be quite funny, I'm guessing KBN means that's its quite easy for him to generate the B Mod version of his numbers. Once he generates those numbers, I'll add it in as well. ----- Hmm and just a thought though. From the perspective of gearing, it might be helpful to have the lower tiers of the recommendations as well. I'm not sure about the exact ratings, but say the Resurrected Split Mod, and full Resurrected levels?

A 3-way comparison per fight would be interesting

Pre-3.0, tanks only had access to the mid tier Bastion and Bulwark enhancements. Since 3.0, tanks have access to the best in slot low endurance/high mitigation enhancements (i.e. Immunity and Sturdiness) through their set pieces. To counter the lower health pools as a result of using the Immunity and Sturdiness enhancements, some tanks have switched to using the "B" lettered mods from the commendations vendor. This combination also gives more mitigation stats then the unlettered mods with the Bastion and Bulwark enhancements.

Updates KBN, Dipstick, and Jethsidi have released their 3.0 HM gear recommendations for tanks. As their recommendations are different, it can be quite cumbersome to reference the recommendations from the 3 separate forum threads. So for easy reference and quick comparison, I have compiled the gear recommendations into a single spreadsheet. Google Sheets Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YTeT8dp4XotYGk-AeUo5CAwU7vrDxWaW5YDKe9Y63x0/pubhtml Google Sheets Embed Code: <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YTeT8dp4XotYGk-AeUo5CAwU7vrDxWaW5YDKe9Y63x0/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false"></iframe> Argh! Numb3rs too stwong! In terms of how the data is organised, each tank class has it's own sheet. Each sheet has two table, 1 for Temple of Sacrifice, and 1 for The Ravagers.The columns list the Operations Boss, and the rows list the gear recommendations. The gear recommendations are all listed as: Defence Rating/Shield Rating/Absorb Rating. As tanks tend to use the B mods in 3.0, I have not included the gear recommendations that use unlettered mods. The total stat rating for B mods is 3841, and for 6/3 split mods is 3895. As such only KBN's 3841 and 3900 stat recommendations, Dipsticks B mod recommendations, and Jethsidi's B mod and split mod, and Methoxa's average gear recommendations are displayed. Oh and muffins Enjoy.

^^ This. Guilds and Operations Teams have set aside times and days to do content together. It means 8 or 16 people have set aside those times each week to do content together. Doing content together helps build communities. Shifting patch days around at whim and at the last minute does harm to these communities. From the perspective of NIM content, it is the very last few week of NIM DF/DP being the top level content and there are still teams working on the content. Losing operations days is more than a minor annoyance to dedicated players. NiM PVErs are subscribers too and NiM PVErs also queue for FPs, PVP and GSF either before or after their operation.