Thanks! That's definitely a good nudge in the right direction. I've heard before that armor AC isn't really that important (for whatever reason) after low levels, and was just wondering how people managed to utterly destroy me anyways when they are decked out in gear I've never seen before (aside from other people wearing it) and I just have platemail gear from Galadon or something of the sort.

I've been blessed before with a suit of Midnight Dragon armor from hero characters and that's fun but also makes me a moving target whenever a veteran player sees what I'm wearing and decides he wants to take it from me

But I will seek out those areas IC and hope for the best.

Thanks again!