Does armour still work the same way?

[GeorgeSkywalker]

In the past we had a thread on how armour works:
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forum/index.php?threads/how-armor-works.85746/

Now the question is does it still work the same way as outlined in the opening post of that thread? That's a very old thread and there have been many changes since then. Notably change to cryengine and loot 2.0

We now have "deflected" which we didn't have in the past for example.

If it doesn't work like that now then how does it work now? Anyone done any tests/research etc on this?

 

[arielos]

Hello! I think this what you are looking for:

A Most Complete Guide to Armors (2020 Edition)

In June 2017, MindArk released Loot 2.0 which changed how the loot system calculates how much loot you get. In order for these new loot calculations to make sense, MindArk had to make defensive costs cheaper for everyone and so many changes were made to how Armors absorb damage and how they...

www.planetcalypsoforum.com

 

[ChairmanEdgewise]

Here, on the top of the page is some information since loot 2.0:


http://www.entropiawiki.com/Page.aspx?page=Armor+Decay

Introduction​

In Modern Entropia (Loot 2.0) Armor decays based on the amount of damage resisted.



Decay is a simple formula of:



Decay in pec = damage absorbed ((100,000 - durability)/100,000) x (0.05)

Edit:

as you can see, the Durability has a much, MUCH smaller impact on decay than it used to.

Viewing a armor piece and thinking "Wow that decays a lot" is simply not applicable today. The difference between lowest durability (UL) armor and highest durability armor is not very big when used in the above formula.



If you also play around with the armor advisor:

http://www.entropiawiki.com/ArmorAdviser.aspx


you will soon notice that Damage absorbed per pec seems to go from about 20 to 25, "worst to best" eco.