Defense Mods

Bel_Ibilis300

Can anyone explain the use of defense mods? I've been simming five dot defense mods and have a few of them. What character types benefit most from them and what the actual mechanic is. Forgive me if I'm living under a rock but I'm guessing it increases armor, I'm wondering it boosts resistance too? Thanks

Bel_Ibilis300

I'm guessing Defense mods are the least sought after of all the mod types.

Durrun

Defense mods aren't really "sought after" when you notice one in your inventory it's kinda like "huh how'd that get there? I should sell it but eh I'm lazy"

Defense does increase armor, but at such a low gain it's almost never worth it. Did a bunch of testing at the start and on 5s (character with highest armor value) with a defense set you can raise it exactly.... 1%, 1% damage reduction for a set of 2 mods is not worth it on anyone with the edge case of maybe Commander Cody.
To put it into perspective you can gain more survival with a single set of hp mods than all 3 sets of defense

Bel_Ibilis300

From what little tweaking I did it seems the also affect resistance. No idea what level of damage reduction it translates into. I have so many 5 dot defense primary level 15 health mods. The circle and diamond mods are mostly primary - defense. Appreciate the info, ty.