Which is better for a warrior? Hammered Golden Hoop: -15ac 8sta 75hp 5 save vs magic Pearly Sarnak Bauble: 2ac 10sta 35hp 5 save vs disease/poison Bauble = +17ac +2 sta - 40 hp. Can a tank afford to give up -17ac? How many HP does 1 stamina give at level 60 as a warrior? -15ac feels like a deal breaker to me, but I'd like to hear other opinions.
Bauble is better for warrior. IMO hoop is a non tank item. Ask yourself: If you don't focus on AC as a warrior what are you doing better than anyone else? The answer is nothing.
Hammered Golden Hoop is a Necromancer earring mainly. Shamans to a lesser extent. AC is king during our timeline for tanks. There's a reason most tanks used Dozekar wrists until EPs, Dozekar shoulders until PoTime, AHR Mask until PoTime, Loyalist Shield until PoTime, AoW/Vulak Rings basically forever. We didn't have any tank in Temerity replace both 30 AC rings cause the Cazic Thule/Rallos Zek ones never dropped and Quarm never died. The best geared tanks used AoW + TRC Rings with 30 AC each. Also I believe warriors pull in 6 HP per Stamina at level 60.
