Ranger Kael vs. Skyshrine Armor

[MossyG]

Usually there is a decent trade off between the two armour sets. However, I was looking at the ranger Kael armour because I like the green look and it seems worse in every way except a small boost to AC. I've heard a lot about ranger AC having a much lower soft cap.

Does this mean the Ranger Kael armour is strictly worse or am I missing something?

[Wayward]

Yes, AC doesn't do jack for a Ranger past 200 or so, I think their Softcap is 200. So the extra AC is a waste, and you trade off for less HP with Kael armor than SS

[MossyG]

Originally Posted by Wayward [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, AC doesn't do jack for a Ranger past 200 or so, I think their Softcap is 200. So the extra AC is a waste, and you trade off for less HP with Kael armor than SS

That's a shame, the SS armour looks pretty bad a human imo.

[kjs86z2]

all that matters is fashion - vulak was killed in kunark gear

if you like the kael armor, go for it

may as well look good when your corpse is under a dragon after a speedbump

[Goregasmic]

IIRC rangers have the same AC softcaps as everyone else, the biggest difference is their lower defense skill puts their overall avoidance lower even if they have higher dodge/parry.

So they don't get hit harder, they get hit more often. With that being said, I'd argue your biggest mitigation for this is... more mitigation (AC).

Only difference between classes as far as AC is concerned is the return over softcap, which is much lower for mail than plate.