Originally Posted by
EaglePhoenix
It's been way too long for me so I can't recall WA values.
I do know, though, that Armour Defense (AD - the WA counterpart) for example gives you percentual pure defense of your total defense. Unlike its description, which is per usual not correct.
Therefore, AD is extremely useful in pvE and goes perfectly hand in hand with the "min. defense options" and the "blue defense DS-skill". Unfortunately not so in PvP, since the attack values are totally off-chart.
It's also one of the reasons this was never sold as a spirit stone on the Isen server IM - as it would render half the other (more expensive) options rather redundant for the pvE aspect of the game.
The guardian skill "protection", however, does just what it says and gives you percentual defense from the "white" defensive values on your armor. As such, this skill is practically useless and will only start to be okay when you're high level and in endgame gear. In other words: a wasted 5 skill points on an active char - merely useful on a buffchar.
Plussing your weapon will still add more pure melee to your total attack values but may not increase the WA percentual return of the WA option stone.
P.s.: your sig is misspelled (imagination).