I've also noticed that the AC on armor is not how much your total AC goes
up. I'm not really sure about this, but I'll have to check it out.

Taluvil

----- Original Message -----
From: Abraham Hardjana <ahardjan@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 9:34 AM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Strength vs Agility

> From: Abraham Hardjana <ahardjan@...>
>
> I think there is a difference that I noticed a little while ago with my
> bronzeplate armor. I unequiped my two bracers that provide AC8 (I think)
> and took a look at my AC total and it dropped by 15 points. Of course
> this is just a guess but it is possible that the material value is
> factored into the AC total, so a piece of AC5 mesh(like chain) adds 8 to
> your overall AC and AC5 plate adds 10 to your overall AC. Thereby making
> it quite viable to go for a full suit of plate armor, since this will tip
> the scales in your favour for damage resists. Can anyone verify this
> hypothesis?
>
> Treilanin Loreweaver
> Honour Guard, Karana
>
> On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Blair, Keith (Keith Blair) wrote:
>
> > From: "Blair, Keith (Keith Blair)" <kblair@...>
> >
> > > The type of armor does make a difference.
> > >
> > > The difference between leather and plate
> > > was like night and day, and in my
> > > opinion still is.
> >
> > But is it different because of the AC # difference, or because of the
> > material the armor is made from? ie: If a piece of plate has an AC of
say 5
> > and a piece of Mesh had an AC of 5 as well, would there be a difference?
> >
> > The question is whether the AC# makes the difference or the material
makes
> > the difference.
>
>
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