Quote Originally Posted by svid View Post
Whats best to max out: Def, block, or HP -- if I want to be a glass cannon Assassin (Grace) with Vamp (health leach) with fast attack? (Faster I attack, faster I can recover HP).
So should I max Def (to reduce damage)? Or max Block (how does it reduce damage)?
If you get to pick which stat to put in a given slot, you usually want offensive stats: physical or magical attack (depending on the character), crit, and sometimes accuracy.

If your block is higher than the accuracy rating of whoever hits you, then you block the attack and take half damage. For a character with naturally low block, adding more block to still be lower than your opponent's accuracy doesn't do any good. Block can be more valuable for girls with naturally moderate to high block.

That said, you don't want to completely neglect defensive stats. Do forge up and star up gear in slots that give defensive stats, as you'll otherwise be underpowered. Defensive stats barely affect your power rating, but a girl who got to 400k power by powering up all stats is going to be much stronger than one that got there by ignoring defensive stats and getting a little higher offensive stats than the former.