Balic armor vs abyss armor

hey guys i was wondering why..

nhde has highest defense compare to mcd and mastarius or veille so it is prefered for boss raids..

while masta and mcd almost the same..

now nhde compare to abg suppose to be they must be equal?? since physical defense is general applicable to all physical damage right?? while abg's pvp defense is just on players but why even nhde has higher defense on abg. abg seems has a general toughness to all physical attacks monster or player?

thanks for your replies and answers in advance guys ^^

 

If you want better PvP gear gear go for abyss gear, if you just want the gear to PvE; crafted gears.

 

http://www.aionsource.com/topic/40542-character-stats-xp-dp-origin-gerbatorteam-july-2009/

show's why physical defense is generally useless and how your "defense" is actually set by the class you take. A full set of armor will only mitigate around 100-200 physical damage.

that being said, NHDE is better than abg in PvE, since it does provide more physical defense

but NOTHING comes even close to abg and egt sets in PvP, 20% PvP defense is equivalent to over 2k-3k physical defense when facing crits from high burst damage characters like glads and rangers.