Might be a nooby question, but I'm not particularly familiar with how these mechanics work. If I use 94qua leggings, say one with a nice proc, on my bard with I take significantly higher damage when I am hit on my legs or will higher overall damage be taken. I ask this situation my with bard since he has self AF, if it helps. Thanks

Your AF buff should negate the missing quality

So MP Chest/Boots/Gloves+94qua leggings/sleeves/helm+Base AF buff is just as good as a full MP set?

Only Blue can give an accurate answer.
In DoL source, I found this :

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public override double GetArmorAF(eArmorSlot slot)
{
   if (slot == eArmorSlot.NOTSET) return 0;
   InventoryItem item = Inventory.GetItem((eInventorySlot)slot);
   if (item == null) return 0;
   double eaf = item.DPS_AF + BaseBuffBonusCategory[(int)eProperty.ArmorFactor]; // base AF buff

   int itemAFcap = Level;
   if (RealmLevel > 39)
      public override double GetArmorAF(eArmorSlot slot)itemAFcap++;
   if (item.Object_Type != (int)eObjectType.Cloth)
   {
      itemAFcap <<= 1;
   }

   eaf = Math.Min(eaf, itemAFcap);
   eaf *= 4.67; // compensate *4.67 in damage formula

   // my test shows that qual is added after AF buff
   eaf *= item.Quality * 0.01 * item.Condition / item.MaxCondition;

   eaf += GetModified(eProperty.ArmorFactor);

   return eaf;
}


So : the eaf is first calculated by the item base AF + the AF base buff. Then reduced to the cap according to character level. And finally, modifed by quality.

It means that a AF base buff is only usefull when you wear an item of lower level than the level of your character.
This function is used in the formula that determines the damage done.

By the way, it also means that wearing a lvl 45 armor is the same as a level 51 one when u have a base buff

the AF determines whether the you get hit. Once you are hit, the strike will hit a piece of armor: If that happens to be your 94% qual legs, the armor will absorb .94 x *condition* x *absorbtion* (i think after resists are factored in) of the damage dealt. So, not much difference from MP armor.

Item Durability is quite high on MPs (I think i saw 150% when new) so they last longer before wearing out.

Ridifool wrote:the AF determines whether the you get hit.

No. AF reduces damage. You don't have a lower miss rate on a druid if he decides to equip himself with studded armor.

Ridifool wrote:Once you are hit, the strike will hit a piece of armor: If that happens to be your 94% qual legs, the armor will absorb .94 x *condition* x *absorbtion* (i think after resists are factored in) of the damage dealt.

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It's a little more complicated.
And absorb is a constant value (0% for cloth to 34% for plate), not modified by quality or durability.

i must have them confused...

from http://roclar.net/DAoC/info.php i got the following summary:

OW DO YOUR SECONDARY STATS AFFECT YOU?
Armor Factor (AF)
AF affects the damage absorbtion (i.e. higher AF means you will take less damage)
AF affects the chance to be hit (i.e. higher AF means less chance of being hit)

This is how i have long understood AF to work. I think its true for Uth?