Armor

Armor-type items modify a player or mob's armor scores when worn. They are the only item type that can modify each armor score (bash/slash/pierce/exotic) separately.

The armor item attributes are subtracted from the player AC, meaning the higher the armor attribute, the better, because it is then subtracted.

Armor Class (AC) to Damage % Calculation

The AC to damage uses level in a few places, one of which is the step size required to improve or degrade damage from the base level. This ranges from 3 to 6.

AC adjusts by 5% for each step it goes in either direction, with lower AC being better until you hit the 50% floor and higher being worse until the ceiling of 200%.

Base damage(100%) AC= (100-3xLevel)

Assuming step of 6: (most extreme case)

• Min damage (50%) AC <= 60-3x Level
• Max damage (200%) AC >= 220-3x Level

Assuming step size of 3: (least extreme)

• Min damage (50%) AC <= 70-3xLevel
• Max damage (200%) AC >= 160-3xLevel

Examples (stepsize 6)

Level	max AC for 50% damage	AC for 100% damage	min AC for 200% damage
10	30 AC (60-(thrice 10=30))	70 AC (100-30)	190 AC (220-30)
50	-90 AC (60-(thrice 50=150))	-50 AC (100-150)	70 AC (220-150)
100	-240 AC (60-(thrice 100=300))	-200 AC (100-300)	-80 AC (220-300)

Armor scores modify incoming melee damage from 50% to 200% depending on the receiving character's armor scores -- lower is better.

The calculation for armor scores' reduction depends on the player's level and the type of incoming damage, but only reduces damage of auto-attacks. The full calculation is:

• 500 x (3 x victim_level - ( 100 - armor_score ) ) / ( 300 + ( victim_level x 3 ) ) + 100

... capped at 50% and 200%.

In other words, you take 100% damage if your AC equals 100 - 3*level. So 97 AC at level 1, 10 AC at level 30, -20 AC at level 60, etc. Then, that damage is multiplied by 5% for each X AC away from that number you are. X ranges from 3-6, based on level.

Armor items can be enhanced with the Merchant class's Enchant Armor spell.

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