03-26-2012, 01:15 AM
This only makes sense on AoS or publish 17/18 servers because leather provides inferior protection from weapons and magic damage. Since here the AR is similar and most spells ignore armour anyway that isn't the case. I'm not saying no, it isn't even my place to say no, but I think you need to think about the implications all round. If leather gives more mana and pretty much the same AR then everyone will use leather, end of story. Even slightly lower AR will still be leather for all, because small AR differences are much less valuable than mana.
As for leather being inferior and a set back for people who RP using leather, RP wise leather should provide less protection than metal, if you're RPing you have to use leather then you should be happy with the RP-logic that leather is not plate and doesn't protect like it. On IN1 Goblins happily used leather, with no helm (the goblin mask did not allow it) despite the fact that it was significantly weaker protection (over 20 AR lower than the best armours).
As for leather being inferior and a set back for people who RP using leather, RP wise leather should provide less protection than metal, if you're RPing you have to use leather then you should be happy with the RP-logic that leather is not plate and doesn't protect like it. On IN1 Goblins happily used leather, with no helm (the goblin mask did not allow it) despite the fact that it was significantly weaker protection (over 20 AR lower than the best armours).