parsnip
Grandmaster
I just want to hear what others have done and why. What are the pro or cons of other skills they picked up after dropping parry. And how much a difference it makes without a shield.
I started levelling with 100 Parrying but once I hit level 5, I dropped it to 50 (and tweaked other skills) to accommodate Arms Lore as I was getting enough damage mitigation anyway, especially with slayer armour. I'd rather have Arms Lore and some Magery than 100 Parrying. Arms Lore is priceless if you are going to be PvMing and want to farm big nasty monsters. If you just want to be an uber tank and not care too much about damage output then by all means take Parrying. If you are just levelling defense to use the damage mitigation for PvP, luring spawn at champs or stealing, then Parrying is pretty irrelevant.