defense # or defense % on mods?

M_L

which do you guys find to increase armor more? i thought it'd be defense %, but on some anecdotal testing seems like absolute defense number increases do more, or do i have it backwards?

appreciate the advice

usho1

# over %, any stat in general.

Huatimus

# over % for defense, health.
With G12 Protection levels, % becomes much close to #.

Zombie961

%, even if the numbers are more significant the values are so low that they might as well be