Turbine Games Q&A/Items/Q-131

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What exactly does 1 AL do?

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Asked:	2001.05.07
Name:	Brede
Question Title:	What exactly does 1 AL do?
Category:	Items
Question:	I've read all the stuff about how unparalleled is 2X the AL of the armor piece against that particular attack type, and all that other stuff. But what exactly does 1 AL do? Does 1 point of armor do the same thing always, like 1 armor reduces damage by .5% or .1 hit points per hit or does the effect of 1 armor point diminish the higher the AL is? I'm just curious how much difference there would be between like 150 AL and 160 AL

Answered:	2001.05.25
Name:	jesse
Answer:	1 AL wouldn't do a whole lot. =) The mapping of AL to damage protected against is not a linear relation. While point increases at lower levels are more noticable, there are dimineshing returns at higher AL levels.