What is defense rate? You get an extra 64% defense rate for 2/2 Agile Armor than 1/2, but what exactly is defense rate?

it gives you a chance to take half the damage you were going to take

when u guard or always?

Edit:
and while ur answering questions Jocer, any idea if Energy Reduction is effected by the Crane Passive, increased time and/or effect?

Always.

Anyhoo, Jocer is only a fighter and is gay so does any CRANE know if Energy Reduction is effected by the Crane Passive, increased time and/or effect?

O_o just got a little tense in here lol, but from what i experienced is that energy reduction doesnt get improved by the passives u get while a crane hermit but from my experinced, have u tried energy reduction with rp ability of duration XD

lol thanks, I was about to use one of my 1SP resets to test it but you answered it =D
thanks

energy reduction isn't a DOT and crane passiv only increases DOTs FYI

No...
Defense Rate = Chance to block knockdown. More Def. rate = more chance to block knockdown (With Guard <R> key)
Tested with 0 and with 1000+ def. rate. Nothing give chance to reduce dmg to 1/2 (blue chinese words)

Tummi's right, but by the way if some of u didn't know yet (lol?) whn u press guard you reduc incoming dmgs by around 15%