Leather armor and meditation

[Mens Rea]

I remember leather armor having no effect on regaining mana. Not studded leather, but regular leather armor.

During T2A mages used to wear leather armor if they could be bothered buying/making it. I can't find any mention of it in the 1997-1999 patch notes, but I am pretty sure.

^_-

[Derrick]

I remember leather armor having no effect on regaining mana. Not studded leather, but regular leather armor.

During T2A mages used to wear leather armor if they could be bothered buying/making it. I can't find any mention of it in the 1997-1999 patch notes, but I am pretty sure.

^_-

There's a nice essay by Zena Dragon in the guides section under mediation. Our med rates are very true to her essay. Leather does effect meditation, that was something that was patch out later I belive, but non metallic armor as described in the essay affects it to a lesser degree.

[platy]

i don't remember any mages ever wearing leather or any armor for that matter before factions
I myself rolled around with shortpants and a blessed orc mask (once cbd's were a gift)

[Faust]

This was patched in the EA servers during the UOR publish.

Armor Changes
Armor ratings and dexterity penalties will be modified. The table below illustrates the changes:

Armor Type AR Rating Dex Penalty (full set)
Plate 40 -22
Female Plate 30 -5
Chain
28 -12
Ring 22 -6
Studded Leather 18 0
Leather 13 0
Bone 30 -15

Additionally, leather armor will not cause any meditation or stealth penalty.

Note that these changes in armor will also affect the minimum difficulty when attempting to make the armor associated with the blacksmithing skill. For items that are difficult to make already (such as plate leggings and chain tunics) the minimum difficulty will drop slightly. For easier items (such as ring-mail) the minimum difficulty will increase. The only exception to this is the minimum difficulty associated with the plate breastplate which will remain unchanged.

[Flash Hardstar]

Ooooh no, I remember vividly never wearing leather armor unless in some pvm situations because it affected my mana regen rate...

[platy]

yea flash i remember using leather armor on a boat (slow forward) casting poison on my tillerman to GM eval AND med (leather slowed it down to gain more)