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Posted:Mar 22 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Ya, but VIT also lowers the damage curve, so +VIT adds def AND makes your potential average damage taken lower. Def only keeps your damage at the low end of the curve.
Whatever opinion one has of the merits of the Medieval's +2 vitality, the merits do not end at defense. Included in the calculation of magic damage (feel free to expound upon and clarify which magic falls outside of this categorization) is the forumula: Magic Damage Stat / Vitality of the Target.