[Sawrock]

My knowledge of the game is extremely antiqued, but I think giving defense and resistance something besides just damage reduction (similar to how they were before) would increase the variety of builds. As it is now, it's always worth building VIT before DEF or RES, and if you do build DEF and RES, you typically want them even-ish (aside from classes like Black Knight, of course). Having one high and one low isn't a viable option in mechanical building, only as a mere option in build flavor. Having reasons to pick DEF or RES above FAI for a defensive option would increase the variety of builds, especially if the choice is either DEF or RES, not both.