>>715341608
>dork souls 3 just make you see how much % of damage you tank thats it
No, it reduces damage based on percentage.
Vitality both increases your equip load and your resistance to physical damage and poison so that regulates flat defenses
So everything in that post is wrong

>>713001503
It's exactly the difference in damage indicated, but it also adds up multiplicative to any extra source of absorbtion increase and grants higher poise that actually works