Sartori,
I want to believe that you are 100% correct. However, gonna put on the
devil's advocate hat here for the sake of discussion.
First: There is a big difference between the AC of a caster and the AC of
someone wearing platemail, especially if they are the same level. The only
way a caster will have a higher AC over a plate wearing class is if they are
higher in level and get the benefit of a higher Defense skill rating. In
the observations where you have seen casters getting hit for more damage
than plate wearers, were the casters a lot higher in level or similar in
level to the plate wearing classes? If they were a lot higher in level and
therefore, in theory, had AC values that were close to one another, then the
fact that the caster was getting hit for more damage than the platemail
wearer could be attributed to the platemail deflecting part of the blow. If
the caster and platemail wearer were similar in levels, I don't think you
can compare the two. The platemail wearer would almost certainly have had a
higher AC than the caster and therefore shouldn't have been hit for as much
damage.
Second, there have been so many patches since beta who's to say that changes
made in beta are still in effect?
I grant that you have a lot more first hand experience than I have (my only
character is 26th level) and you may be very well correct. But like I said
earlier, I haven't seen an analysis posted anywhere, even on this list, that
had conclusive evidence that armor type can deflect part of the blow.
Everything I have read indicates that the only thing that matters is total
AC. If you or anyone else knows where an objective analysis with hard data
is posted on this topic I would like to read it.
Thanks
Galtin of E'ci
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
>
> > Please send submissions for the eqbards newsletter to toren@...
> with the subject lol.