[quote]This one might be difficult to answer since I don't think anyone knows the inner workings of Destiny's mechanics yet, but it's worth a shot. Say I changed my Warlock's stats to have the maximum armor or "toughness" rating possible though Arcane Spirit/Force and Divine Order. A Titan does the same through Titan Codex I or II and Titan Codex IV. Both subjects have an equal defense rating. Are they equal in overall damage resistance though? Is there anything I'm missing? Is toughness how much damage one can take, or is it health? Is defense rating shields or damage resistance? Sorry, I know one question at a time is easier, but then it turned into lots of questions. Maybe the simplest version is: Can one class be just as tough, fast, or recover as quickly as any other?[/quote] I would say No, they are Not equal in overall damage resistance. The titan, will have higher AR then you regardless of what you do for the most part. Id say almost any titan build will have more AR then any other class. especially warlocks. Warlocks are glass cannons. SO the stats things is something still being figured out. Datto has made a bunch of great videos breaking this stuff down, and the vids can explain it far better than i can, i myself had to watch some of these multiple times to grasp the workings. And its not perfect, but its damn close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJQxNrXpzfI&list=UUkmAjbIecTIjTQctolYeuDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RR-EebKLyQ&list=UUkmAjbIecTIjTQctolYeuDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1l2xliPCfc&list=UUkmAjbIecTIjTQctolYeuDw Overall, id bookmark this https://www.youtube.com/user/DattoDoesDestiny/featured and check it periodically. His info is always solid, and he cites sources, hes part of this community, and overall pretty good dude. Also booming channel. I wish i could give u more info on your question, but your talking about the number crunch, which isnt my specialty. I just do spreadsheets :)

Thanks, you're a solid dude. I'll subscribe to his channel, and see what I can learn. Perhaps it won't be the same as the final build, or I'll have to wait for someone to break the game to get the numbers behind the stat bars and other, arbitrary numbers, but this helps. Thank you again for your help.