Yes, these resist spells are quite sad. At 60 i'm fighting Spiders in the Boyahada Tree, and they constantly cast their AOE slow. I've evaded, but want to know how many times i've resisted? Zero.
I was under the impression that "Evading" a technique like that means you DID resist it. If you think about it, when is the only other time you see the word "evade" used? Perfect Dodge is the only one I've seen. I'm guessing "evade" is used only when the attack was halted by a technique, ability, or trait.
nope.. with rdm fighting.. something much lower (maybe 30 levels lower) i've seen resist..
it says "Resist! whatever has no effect on Coas"
something like that.. i cant remember exactly.
i've only seen it once though.. in over a year of playing now.. maybe it also adds to the time an effect stays on you.
edit: after fighting higher level beastmaster goblins as RDM and trying to cast slow on them it is clear that there is a resist message for when you resist slow.. this would be a worthwhile JA if you were doing something where someone was casting slow on you quite a bit......