Is Damage taken impacted by durability of a piece of armor?
I have seen this question and this spreadsheet, but I am looking for clarification.
I want to know if a heavily damaged, higher level piece of armor will offer more protection than a lower level piece of armor with no damage to it.
Example: If I have a level 3 helmet with 1 durability (heavily damaged), will it still absorb 55% of damage and thus making it better than a level 2 helmet with 150 durability ?
I frequently swap out my armor for the least damaged item, but from this video (just found today), it is making me rethink it.
Best Answer
The durability of the item is not related to how much damage it will absorb, it is essentially just how much more damage you can take before it breaks.
A headshot with 1 durability vs 150 will not change the damage, therefor it is mostly better to take a higher tier item with a lower durability than a lower tier item with higher durability (there are some cases where you would want to keep the lower tier as if it breaks you have nothing).
I always exchange higher tiers regardless of durability.
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