Name_Violation wrote:its worth it if you have high enough str to wear a lot.
rank 4 or higher armor on a 10 str build does decent.
As N_V stated, it will make a difference.
I have done tests on this and I can say this about Armor.
It works. (I no longer have the data to back this up, so I can not provide actual statistics).
To put it simply, if you have 2 str and 0 rank you mitigate a small amount of damage (Think a few points or a low percentage).
However 5 str and 0 rank you mitigate a much larger (double digit percentage). Adding rank really reduces the damage you take from weapons / physical damage. Right now the bot that survives the longest for me is only level 3 but has 10 strength and 2 rank. He is able to take most shots from higher levels (4/5) and see only a 3-15% drop in health. My next bot has 5 strength (same level) and rank 2 armor. He takes about a 12-20% drop in health. My lowest level 3 has 2 str and 0 rank and if she gets hit can loose sometimes up to 50% drop in damage from the same person that my armored bot shrugged off.
At levels 0 its a waste. At level 1 unless you are building a hit or miss rammer, its a waste. If you put points into strength, buy the armor. The damage mitigation is worth it in the long run.
At level 2 its worth it if you have at least 2 or 3 points to spare for your build. I would recommend putting in the points into str over a tactic just for survivability.
Keep in mind that the damage you take from tactics will not be mitigated. This is what Endurance is for. Endurance, I am told, for the most part also mitigates a small amount of battle damage (weapons/actions) but I don't have the data to back this up.
