For those who recall, the *original* Luclin-era newbie armor sets were quite terrible, on par with Ringmail (lower AC than banded) and usually with marginal stats. The Sol Ro armor was far superior. The largest downside of the newbie sets in their original form was giving a nice 'set look' to low-level players who previously would have mix-and-matched leather or worse.
The sets were later upgraded. Neither version is classic. Available items in-game (leather, banded, etc) are perfectly sufficient for the needs of any low-level player.
Danth
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