That's all I'm saying. It looks like the guy in this log had literally just practiced distance. Which is why he got hit every round of combat with a defensive specialization.

While I haven't done the number crunching, I'd put bets on:
Svirf distance 90% > Fire Giant distance 80%

But I'm not going to find out.

All things equal, except size, the giant does better with distance and gets more mileage from distance, simply because of the size factor. That doesn't mean the giant tanks better though. The Svirf and Gnome still have better dexterity and still have a better chance to dodge, especially with something like Autumn Harvest thrown into the mix.