What exactly does Armor rating do?

[Ironhead]

been running some tests on weak enemies like small bug and small robot, so far I cant tell any difference at all when wearing heavy or light armor in terms of damage taken, I have noticed enemies will sometimes "crit" for much more damage, but I really cant tell any difference with 144 armor rating vs like 72 armor rating, the only thing I noticed is how much slower I am with heavy xD, so has anyone done deeper testing to figure it out? or does it even work??

[Vardok]

Escrito originalmente por Ironhead:

u can put on the 56 armor and the 144 with additional padding

u died from 1-2 claw hits, but in heavy u cant fast run + always problems with stamina
this is why heavy useless

[Vardok]

Escrito originalmente por Ironhead:

Escrito originalmente por Vardok:

sad, but heavy armor is useless
light - 75
heavy - 144

nice joke)

but it actually could be useless right now i didnt see any difference, go see for yourself lol

and the joke is what the developers did

[JaCRO]

Just look what perks armors give you. Guns are also busted, guns with high dmg are top noting else maters. Ther is like more penetration and stuff but it dont matter. How they treat the server issue i dont think they will ever fix any thing just add more stuff to the store to buy.

[Balmert]

If armor rating is not bugged then it need a buff, it's prety weak. Even with the current super store armor with the armor bonus perk, i somehow died in 2 claw attack from the medium sized bug ( the one not armored )

[the concerned one]

ive been doing testing, there is NO difference in damage taken, at all.

a group of other players has been testing with it and we have all came to the same conclusion, armor rating is bugged, it does nothing, only the passives, stamina regen, and move speed modifiers actually work.

tickets have been submitted and we are waiting for a response from a mod or dev.

[the concerned one]

i tested 56 AR, and i bought and used the 144+extra padding armor in order to test. dont waste 600 SC on that, there is NO difference in damage taken.

[Cactusgod]

Ive seen no difference in damage taken against bugs

[Red Lila]

Its my understanding that Armor Rating isn't damage reduction but chance of damage negation per hit. If i had to guess its the damage of the hit vs the Armor rating and the difference then establishes a % chance that's RNG'd each hit. I know I've seen personally and when watching other players plenty of "health bar flashes but no damage" moments.

[Qua2ar]

Heavy armor has been tested:
It currently does almost nothing in reducing damage.
Nothing to projectile damage and nothing to melee damage(bugs and bots)

[Owndizzel]

It is a litmus test, to see if you know that Light Armor is Life

[AnHonestSoul]

Somebody posted a video on reddit. He tested the damage taken of light vs heavy armor.

Here is the test.

For those not interested in watching the video:

The armor rating seems to be bugged and does literally nothing. The damage he took from small bugs was exactly the same when wearing either light or heavy armor (the heavy armor he tested was the one from store with extra padding).

[Sneaky⸸Blunders]

Escrito originalmente por Canopus:

Reduces the damage you take. Wearing heavy armor can let you survive a direct hit from a rocket that would gib you if you didn't.

this hasn't been the case in my experience. Almost positive direct hits like that still have on shot me.

[BrandlexxxLegend]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[HopeSavior]

The heavy blast resistant armor is literally a life saver against bots. I have lived from the most unspeakable situations possible with it and you won’t catch me with anything else on when I fight bots with its high survivability.