You don't use def sets for damage, yes, you do have to build for damage, yes. But you (sorcs/blades mainly) have inbuilt non mitigation defense methods, cloak, shields for instance. If you have damage
4. Even though bleeds don't ignore shields like oblivion dmg they will still rip them apart. The easiest time I had with sorcs is when I used bleeds and that was without master axes, the pressure was
My plan would be to even the playing field. Introduce magicka-based bleeds into the game. A bleed build can literally run Master's DW, Master's 2H (ignores physical resist) and Sloads (completely um