Sooo, I'm a KNoC and I was wondering how I can level and get the most out of block/parry/dodge/evasion. Currently, I can't really tell (aside from block) what attributes affect each of them...

I'm a male Dryad and I've been putting my skills into dex/evasion as well as 1h slash and block. I'm a 2nd level KNoC and quite frankly, I hardly ever block anything... I think I've parried once and I don't believe I've ever dodged anything. My evasion was good at lower levels, but it seems enemies have caught up and can hit me with little effort.

I plan on banging out 10 levels of Monk, possibly 12 for the dodge bonus and dex bonus, after that I'll level Druid as high as I can (most likely 17) for natures fury and later on the Forest mists/damage reduction skills.

Are there any tips from KNoC players out there? Is the shield still as bad as some of the older posts make it out to be? If so, that's kind of silly that the devs have not fixed in 6+ years.

Thanks,
Quiiliitiila