Is resolve broken?

[[CULT] Siren]

idk what im doing wron im trying tgo build a character to be tanky so they can eat up damage but it seems toughness and resolve dont matter at all and just watch my characters get 1-2 shot

[El Señor Luis]

Resolve got nothing to do with tankiness it's just the stat that regulates the amount of momentum you get from starting a turn/Killing mobs.

Toughness is just wounds.. wounds without Armor, Dodge and parry is basically useless: build also some defensive stats via your talents.

[azaris]

Resolve doesn't really help you tank, instead it increases momentum gained per turn and when killing enemies so that you can hit 175 momentum and go off with your "ultimate". Your DPS toons are likely better built to accumulate momentum since they'll get most of the kills.

Note that actually taking damage reduces momentum, so if your tank is constantly getting hit they are reducing your momentum. It's better to spend points on talents that increase Dodge (vs. ranged weapons) and Parry (vs. melee weapons) to avoid taking damage in the first place.

Toughness increases Wounds (hitpoints), which is nice, but unless you're facing unavoidable attacks it's better to just not get hit.

[AlexD]

You need high armour and high deflect values. Deflects reduces incoming damage by flat X, and then it proportionally reduced by armour. Toughness if memory serves me right doesn't decrease damage itself, but gives you more HP (wounds). From there you need to stack multiple abilities (like Endure), talents (like Hardened Scars, Thick Skin, Clenched Teeth), buffs from psykers and gear. And don't expect to just shrug the damage off - most weapons have armour penetration and other nasty abilities, if you've survived a few shots and can use a medikit - that's a success. I'm playing on daring difficulty and if a couple of enemies run to you and their autofire hits - you're gone, and that's pretty much how it works in the tabletop too.

[Black Hammer]

So, here's the thing:

Most weapons or talents come with some amount of dodge and armor reduction. Tanking isn't really singular thing you focus on so much as something you invest in to keep you alive a round longer while you hose people down.