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Mistress of Whispers · Nov 06, 2007, 08:57 AM // 08:57

How do weapons/artifact with armor rating and shields work? If I have gloves +3, shoes +3, leggings +7, torso +7 and a buckler +6 armor, does that tally to +9 shoes & gloves and +13 leggings and torso? Or something else?

N E D M · Nov 06, 2007, 11:37 AM // 11:37

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Ok I don't know where you can get armor 3 gloves (pre sear maybe?)
but here is how armor works (basically)
Each of the 5 "zones" on your character (head, torso, hands, legs, feet) has a % chance of being hit by any given attack, Highest % being on the torso.
So armor is calculated seperately for each piece.
Shields, Foci, And weapons with armor bonuses are global and add their armor rating to each "zone"
So
If I have armor+ 5 head, armor+ 10 body, armor+ 10 leggings, armor+ 5 gloves, armor+ 5 feet, and a+ 5 armor shield -
if i am hit on the head my armor is 10
Body -15
Legs -15
Hands or feet - 10
hope that is helpful
also try this link for fully detailed info on all aspects of armor
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Armor
Ignore Mr. Picard, i'm just tired...

Mistress of Whispers · Nov 06, 2007, 11:46 AM // 11:46

The armor 3 was just a random example

But yeah, the way you explained it is crystal clear. Thanks!

Nov 06, 2007, 08:57 AM // 08:57	#1
Mistress of Whispers Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2007	Armor question How do weapons/artifact with armor rating and shields work? If I have gloves +3, shoes +3, leggings +7, torso +7 and a buckler +6 armor, does that tally to +9 shoes & gloves and +13 leggings and torso? Or something else?

Nov 06, 2007, 11:37 AM // 11:37	#2
N E D M Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Officer's Club Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP]	............................................______ __ ....................................,.-‘”...................``~., .............................,.-”...................................“-., .........................,/...............................................”:, .....................,?........................... ...........................\, .................../.................................................. .........,} ................./.................................................. ....,:`^`..} .............../.................................................. .,:”........./ ..............?.....__............................ .............:`.........../ ............./__.(.....“~-,_..............................,:`............/ .........../(_....”~,_........“~,_....................,:`..... ....._/ ..........{.._$;_......”=,_.......“-,_.......,.-~-,},.~”;/.......} ...........((.....~_.......”=-._......“;,,./`..../”.............../ ...,,,___.\`~,......“~.,....................`..... }............../ ............(....`=-,,.......`........................(......;_,,-” ............/.`~,......`-...............................\....../\ .............\`~.-,.....................................\|,./.....\,__ ,,_..........}.>-._\...................................\|........... ...`=~-, .....`=~-,_\_......`\,.................................\ ...................`=~-,,.\,...............................\ ................................`:,,.............. .............`\..............__ .....................................`=-,...................,%`>--==`` ........................................_\........ ..._,-%.......`\ ...................................,<`.._\|_,-&``................`\ Ok I don't know where you can get armor 3 gloves (pre sear maybe?) but here is how armor works (basically) Each of the 5 "zones" on your character (head, torso, hands, legs, feet) has a % chance of being hit by any given attack, Highest % being on the torso. So armor is calculated seperately for each piece. Shields, Foci, And weapons with armor bonuses are global and add their armor rating to each "zone" So If I have armor+ 5 head, armor+ 10 body, armor+ 10 leggings, armor+ 5 gloves, armor+ 5 feet, and a+ 5 armor shield - if i am hit on the head my armor is 10 Body -15 Legs -15 Hands or feet - 10 hope that is helpful also try this link for fully detailed info on all aspects of armor http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Armor Ignore Mr. Picard, i'm just tired...

Nov 06, 2007, 11:46 AM // 11:46	#3
Mistress of Whispers Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2007	The armor 3 was just a random example But yeah, the way you explained it is crystal clear. Thanks!