Combat difficulty indicator overestimates Cloth Armor dramatically

[OGK 1]

The armor:

 

Without armor equipped:

 

With armor equipped:

Edited September 9 by OGK
Adding Mol Rehan starter guard

[woodsguide 9]

the difficulty indicator has always been dicey for me.. a chicken can show as a tough fight while a scorpion is easy      ... only fix ive seen so far is trial and error... cut tail early if the fight is going bad ...and take notes