by Kneesmasher » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:02 pm
He said he already has 240 AAs. While I can't look at a magelo, I'm guessing he bought the right AAs to be tanking at least some things. Afterall, he's level 71. He got there somehow. 240 is a good jump start on what's needed to tank. It sounds like his problems are more gear related than they are AA related.
We also don't know if he solos or groups. He doesn't say. If he solos then his gear is still a problem and there are plenty of places to solo at level 75 and his chances at a group in a good XP zone go up exponentially. The gear possibilities with groups are better too at 75. If he bought his Slay Undead levels somewhere in that 240 AAs he can go to Frostcrypt as DPS in a group and not as the tank at all although I wouldn't have recommended buying them in the first 240 before the last couple of expansions, but now they pay off nicely.
Either way, level 75 is better off than level 70. If he had zero AAs and just inherited this character from his friend and had no clue how to play a Paladin, I'd say take the easiest route and learn the character and his abilities by messing around in WoS or other easier zones. But it seems he leveled this character up and therefore probably has some skill, be it group or solo.
You simply can't discount that level is the most important stat in the game. And I would NEVER recommend dropping a level just to gain some AAs. Level > all and that's a fact.