Quote Originally Posted by Xenosan View Post
As long as you're not skipping a plate upgrade because you went with a scale set 2-3 lvls before reaching the next tier that's fine. But those sets do have a lower PDEF/MDEF rating per iLVL than plate so you're not gettign as much bang for your buck. Realistically I wouldn't expect someone to upgrade every 3 > 2 > 3 > 2 lvls but if they do, great
When a level 32 pink scale armor drops at Brayflox longstop, it's still an upgrade if you don't have the green set yet. Same at Cutters Cry. The level 38 pink scale set is better than the level 35 full plate set. Most people wear these scale sets because that's what dropped for them. And that's fine. It only becomes a problem if they wear the level 41 scale gear, which is then weaker than the level 38 horn scale gear because it's actually becoming full blown DRG armor with low magic defense.