I disagree on defense, it does not make a difference again, whether you are full +10 or full +15.
DOT's defense and base def are dif.
Dot's defense means, DOT's won't one shot people and on every class they are some what tankish.
Now Crane can't use 1 solid bleed and 1k slash and whipe entire plat, crane needs a bit brain now to be fully used.