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Message ID: 6835
Date: Mon Sep 20 18:08:13 BST 1999
Author: jhenders@bogon.com
Subject: Re: Medium Bronze Armor (Spoiler)


[possible spoiler warning]

On Mon, Sep 20/99, Chris Musson <oblivious_the_mighty_confused@...> wrote:
> From: Chris Musson <oblivious_the_mighty_confused@...>
>
> There seemed to be some confusion this weekend about Medium Bronze Armor on the
> list.
[...]
> I got my Med Bronze breastplate from Perma, however i did buy the Hat (ick) and
> Legs, because i am too much of a not-camper to sit in a dungeon that long.

My understanding was that the only mobs in Perma that dropped bronze
were the elite guards at the back by the diplomat. At L19 I would have
thought that they might be a bit hard to reach, even with a full party.
Is this not the case? This dungeon wasn't even itemized until I was in
my 30's so I didn't get to play there much except for a trip to pick up
a crystalline blade and a couple of aborted Vox attempts.

> -----
> To add to the stuff about what to wear, i think that (based on stats) the only
> Bronze worth wearing are the 3 pieces listed above. All the other pieces are
> just 1 point better than Banded (i think) and REALLY HEAVY.
>

They do, however, make a big difference, according to what I've heard.
Wasn't it on this list where someone said they definately knew that
different armor types provided different protection, independent of the
AC value? I remember someone saying a Programmer GM had grabbed him or a
friend in beta and equipped him in various armor to test this.

A few other sources of medium bronze I've heard are, Guards in HighPass
and some mobs in Mistmoore.

Regardless, the point still stands that medium bronze is totally
unattainable by characters off mobs at anywhere close to the level that
small bronze is.


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