Well, it is true. Armor TYPE matters. That's why you see wizards taking full
dmg when hit alot more than plate-wearers do. That's why you AVOID getting
hit at all costs when you are a caster.

The patch I spoke of that implemented Armor TYPES (as opposed to just AC)
was introduced toward the end of beta 3. An old friend of mine named Tabin
(the person that inspired me to become a bard) was one of a few players that
was selected to test out the changes with a GM. He was given sets of
different armor and attacked monsters so the GM could get an idea of how the
armor type patch was working The difference was like night and day.

Sartori D'Elsiraad <The Companions>
Bard of Kelethin of the 50th Chorus
Veeshan

>From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] AC Dilemma
>Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:08:16 -1000
>
>You would expect this to be the case but I don't think anyone has ever
>confirmed it to be true. This topic has been discussed on many occasions
>on
>this list. As far as I know, no one has been able to determine if AC is
>the
>only factor in determining how much damage you receive per hit or if armor
>type plays a role (i.e. deflects part of the blow). Guess the best way to
>test it is to find a monk with the same AC as you and start collecting
>data.
>
>
>Galtin of E'ci