The same thread is on the warrior list about damage absorption. It gave me
a headache there and I won't argue about it here :) I'll agree with one
point you made though - it is hearsay.
> ----------
> From: John Kim[SMTP:kim@...]
> Reply To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 11:04 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Re: Blackened Iron (meta)
>
> From: John Kim <kim@...>
>
> On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Jones, Brian wrote:
> >
> > But you can't say that for everyone. Some people don't think it is fun
>
> I never said it for everyone. The guy asked, so I explained
> what happens when you effectively twink yourself, and I gave
> him my prediction. Whether or not he thinks my prediction
> applies to him is for him to decide. I was *warning* him
> because I don't think many people who do this kind of stuff
> realize what they're missing out on.
>
> > I agree with some of your points - however I can tell you that twinking
> will
> > not ruin the experience, especially if it is a second character. With
> my
> > primary character, I have been to every single zone in the game except
> for
> > Solusek A and B and Kedge Keep. Twinking a second character does not
> > detract from the experience of the game - it just makes the monotony of
> the
> > lower levels a little bit easier, and may cut down on the deaths that
> you
> > would normally get from learning experience.
>
> If it is a secondary character, then I wouldn't do it for
> reasons I'll get into in another message in a thread.
>
> > If this is a first time character for him, even being in full bronze at
> that
> > level will not matter much. Full bronze is only 1 point greater than
> > banded, and alot heavier. Also your AC is directly related to your
> Defense
> > skill (and other modifiers.) He is still capped at Level * 5, so at the
> > most he would get maybe a 20-25 point increase in his AC rating.
>
> The different armors types have different damage absorptions.
> I know a lot of monks who decided to switch from a Lockjaw
> vest (AC 12) to a mesh tunic (AC 8) because mesh has the
> damage absorption of chain while the LJ vest has the
> absorption of leather, and they were just taking less damage
> with the mesh. So it's not "just" 1 AC difference. (Though
> I'll admit this is hearsay and I haven't tested it myself. I
> did take a helluva lot more damage when I tried switching from
> plate to mesh, even though my AC was over 100 points higher
> than when I was last in banded)
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
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