Translations:Miyu's Imperial Guard Devotion and Tank Guide/54/en

(It is shown as A + B in the Status Window, where A represents the Soft Mdef and B represents the Hard Mdef.)

• The Magical Defense (MDEF) system was revamped in the Renewal Update. HardDEF/MDEF is no longer limited into a 1-100 point system, with 100 being full immunity. Instead, the effect of HardMDEF is now reduced exponentially as the number goes up (i.e. the higher the number, the less effect every single point adds);

• SoftDEF/MDEF, which is mostly based on VIT and INT respectively, did not go through a lot of change from Pre-Renewal. They reduce damage subtractively, removing flat amounts from the final damage after the HardDEF/MDEF reductions are applied.

(While introducing the 4th job trait/status seen as C in the lower Status Window as Mres

Magic Resistance 🔰(MRES)

• Magic Resistance (MRES) is a defensive stat that reduces incoming magic damage multiplicatively.
• MRES is primarily increased through equipment, buffs, skills, and certain consumable items.
• Formula: The final damage reduction is calculated as:

      Damage after MRES = Damage × [(2000 + MRES) ÷ (2000 + MRES × 5)
      

• Similar to Hard MDEF, MRES provides significant reductions as it increases, but its effectiveness diminishes at higher values due to diminishing returns.
The Effectiveness amount is at 50%

Physical Resistance 🔰(RES)

• Physical Resistance (RES) is a defensive stat that reduces incoming Physical damage multiplicatively.
• RES is primarily increased through equipment, buffs, skills, and certain consumable items.
• Formula: The final damage reduction is calculated as:

      Damage after RES = Damage × [(2000 + RES) ÷ (2000 + RES × 5)]
      

• Similar to Hard DEF, RES provides significant reductions as it increases, but its effectiveness diminishes at higher values due to diminishing returns.
The Effectiveness amount is also at 50%