Why is armor so damn useless ?

[Hero1990]

i got the tech 10 armor from realware (whit the tunnelrat class and a veteran vest i have like 120 - 130 def in all stats except poison and electricity) and im getting 2 shot (2 skull missions) am i doing something wrong or is it just that dumb?

[phoagne]

What damage type enemies deal? Because if it's Gannix quasimorphs then they deal poison which you have 0 res against.

[Hero1990]

Originally posted by phoagne:

What damage type enemies deal? Because if it's Gannix quasimorphs then they deal poison which you have 0 res against.

its dull sweeping and cut rarely radiation damage. im using the warlord set (im switching sets depending on enemy dmg type aka factions so that i always have the fitting resistances) but im still getting rect even the red realware pistol does unrealistic amounts of dmg

[phoagne]

Armor doesn't negate the damage entirely, it can't reduce it bellow 5% (10% for assault rifles). So 40 damage dealt to you should deal 2/4 damage.
But shouldn't kill you in 2 shots unless it's a damage type you don't have res against.

[Hero1990]

Originally posted by phoagne:

Armor doesn't negate the damage entirely, it can't reduce it bellow 5% (10% for assault rifles). So 40 damage dealt to you should deal 2/4 damage.
But shouldn't kill you in 2 shots unless it's a damage type you don't have res against.

thats why im asking before the update this didnt happen but im getting shot 2 times and im down to like 10 hp from initally 165 lost my max ranked clone bc of it thats why im crying XD

[GreatPalm]

burn increases damage taken, venus q-rifle(and some other guns too) applies forced trauma on pierce, and it has 45% chance to pierce. Damage taken multiplier applies before damage reduction by armor.

[Hero1990]

Originally posted by GreatPalm:

burn increases damage taken, venus q-rifle(and some other guns too) applies forced trauma on pierce, and it has 45% chance to pierce. Damage taken multiplier applies before damage reduction by armor.

i know but i never got burnt when that happened hence my confusion

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Thats weird, what killed you? Doesnt the log say?
If you didnt have wounds, was it a buzzsaw kill?
I had a weird death when automatics where shooting me and i just died.
I use a rat percy too but i havent died in a long time. I use myrmydon helmet and boots, frame armor and legend pants.
This version i am afraid of using a dodge build, the stuff percy tanked would have killed so many clones