Hello, I have a question about the Unyielding set (Tailoring belt + bracer). Has anybody tested how the bonus "Reduces melee damage taken by 5" is calculated? Is it really as weak as 2995 instead of 3000 Mortal Strike crits or am I missing something?

Even if it is that 'weak', after a game of 5on5 it still adds up to a fair amount of damage.

As for your question, I don't know.

it is just that weak. but its free, considering that the resilience/stam you get from the set stands on its own. a fine substitute for the pvp epics, and probably the cheapest crafted epic.

The set bonus really removes 5 damage from each melee attack, so you example is correct.

However, even at AH prices, the bracers are at 60g and the belt is at 160g + nether fee, so that is cheap for the stam/resilence/bonus that the items give.

I consider Unyielding belt better than the epic PvP belt (I do not use the bracers though).

The belt is a bit more expensive than that on most servers. I'd estimate it at ~400g before nether in our economy. Definitely better than the pvp belt, and the bracers do a decent job until you can grab the pvp ones.

You also forgot that, unlike an MS warrior, rogues, enhancement shamans and feral druids land most of their damage in a lot more smaller hits. It'll add up a lot more against someone hitting you three times a second than it will against someone hitting you every 4 seconds.