Not everyone follows. When people backpaddle I do it aswell and wait for them to come back. In the end it all comes down to your blocking skills.
And health is definitely not mure useful than being fast and agile. If you're a noob who's charging first in the line then yes it's alot more useful. Having good footwork combined with good situational awareness is more important than anything.
This part of your post is referring to small battle server, pretty much cRPG EU Melee Server.
Being slow with alot of health will still make you an easier target for archers.
This part of your post is referring to huge battle server, like EU1.
My question is, do you think that AGI is better on smaller server like cRPG EU Melee Server?
You already said, it goes down to manual blocking. Then why is agi so important? And contrary to popular belief AGI whore can't rape you from behind if you're big and slow. That's because STR build can spin in place just as efficient as AGi whore.
Also, some extreme level 36 builds (I'm level 34 myself so cba with level 30 builds):
STR 42
AGI 3
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IF 14
PS 14
ATH 1
HP 105
DAM 41P
WPP 125
vs
STR 15
AGI 30
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IF 5
PS 5
ATH 10
WM 9
HP 60
DAM 41P
WPP 187
vs
STR 14
AGI 30
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IF 4
PS 4
ATH 10
WM 10
HP 57
DAM 41P
WPP 195
Target has 50 AR
Build1:
MIN 50
AVG 61
MAX 72
Target has 50 AR
Build2:
MIN 27
AVG 36
MAX 45
Target has 50 AR
Build3:
MIN 24
AVG 33
MAX 42
Another build, balanced lvl 36 build:
STR 24
AGI 24
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IF 4
PS 8
ATH 8
WM 3
HP 67
DAM 41P
WPP 141
Target has 50 AR
Build3:
MIN 33
AVG 43
MAX 53
What do you think, which one is the best for huge battle when fighting along side friends, for duels 1 vs 1, when facing multiple enemies?