Defence is virtually capped at 45% (1% of Defense = 2% of resistance). At 45% and above, normal mobs still have a roughly 5% chance of hitting you. Doesn't matter if it's 45% or 51%.
It's called soft capping, because there is a 'hard' cap. Somewhere in the 5/6 digit area. (I've been on all SoA teams running 200%+ defense for the whole SF). Nobody is going to achieve that with IOs, and it's not neccessary, because of the 45% 'soft' cap.
Sorry if that's not explained very well.
I've got a FF/Psi that I used to bring into RV for team support. She's all SOs/HOs sadly, was a few eons ago. Can't help you there Donna
Oh no thats ok, ty for explaining that soft thing 
gottit now...
My idea was to do the following...
Zephr Flight IO = 3.13% Ranged Def x2
Coercive Conf = 5% Ranged Def
Executioner Contract = 3.13% Ranged Def
Gaussians Synch = 2.5% Ranged Def
Lockdown = 3.75 Ranged Def
Red Fortune = 2.5% Ranged Def, x4
Total Set bonus Ranged Def = 30.64%
now that will stack with Dispersion Bubble and Weave, which give = 23.06%
giving me a global def of.
53.70% Ranged Def
In PvP is this going to be enough? I assume Repulsion Field, Force Bubble and Telekin will save me from Melee attackers.
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
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Ayup. Donna's Defense would go down to about 35%
Edit: Which anyone with Aim or BU will smash through
I didn't think that Set bonuses would be effected by DR?
Would i be better with a FF Controller for the Epic shield ?
I am now thinking perhaps Sonic / Psi would be better, woud Tough / Sonic Dispersion and Mind over body give me a nice overall Res?
Or did castle **** us on that too ?
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
Everything is affected by DR.
Take my fort for example. about 50% across the board w/Mind Link.
35% defense in RV. From entering.
Defense as a whole, imvho, is only worth pursuing in an arena with pre-i13 settings. If so, your 'fender would be fine.
Sonic/ with tough is okay, but remember that it's a lot harder to cap, as the Res cap (AT depending) is absolutely not 45%, and there're less set bonuses to enhance it with IOs, and none of them are positional
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I didn't think that Set bonuses would be effected by DR?
Would i be better with a FF Controller for the Epic shield ?
I am now thinking perhaps Sonic / Psi would be better, woud Tough / Sonic Dispersion and Mind over body give me a nice overall Res?
Or did castle **** us on that too ?
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Please don't misspell swearwords in order to get around the filters. It's bad enough that The French Connection built a marketing campaign around doing it without it spreading.
I dunno about Resistance on a Defender in PvP, won't the low HP be a huge handicap?
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I didn't think that Set bonuses would be effected by DR?
Would i be better with a FF Controller for the Epic shield ?
I am now thinking perhaps Sonic / Psi would be better, woud Tough / Sonic Dispersion and Mind over body give me a nice overall Res?
Or did castle **** us on that too ?
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Please don't misspell swearwords in order to get around the filters. It's bad enough that The French Connection built a marketing campaign around doing it without it spreading.
I dunno about Resistance on a Defender in PvP, won't the low HP be a huge handicap?
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There are enough filters, restrictions, can'ts and don'ts in this game already without the playerers taking it upon themselves to also join the self promoted Fcc of the forum group.
I happen to like the French connection marketing campaign as it allows the use of profanity with a side order of jest, maybe the people it upsets are being uptight cnuts. :P
Anyhooo, back to the point...
As per usual Carnifax your knowledge ingame mechanics brings to light a very valid point.
Res maybe isn't the way to go, perhaps a balance of both worlds is the only way I can get my beloved FF to be a contender in i13+ PvP.
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
If you're gonna insult someone be creative about it.
Like :
"Have the deleterious changes the feckless developers made caused that to be a feculent waste of time as well?"
Anyone got a build for a FF / Psi / Psi Def for PvP??
Is there anything I can do to make a FF'der more survivable? I love the concept but apart from Pff your own defense is awful... All well and fine for your team mates but bit uselss when your own [censored] is in the fire.
P/S
Someone mentions Soft capping Ranged defense with IO's.. now that is a term that gets thrown about alot, so could somone also tell me W.T.F is Softcapping?,, Capping I understand, "Soft" I just don't get, o.O
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.