Armor

[Wezas]

My warrior - in GS3, he could wear hauberk and swing his claid in 6 sec.

In GS4 he can wear his hauberk and swing his claid in 5 sec.

Hauberk is 23/24 pounds

My Breastplate is 20 pounds

From GS4 official boards


Chain Hauberk
Armor Sub-Group: 16
Coverage: head to toe
Base DU/ST: 495/59
Action Penalty: -18
RoundTime Adder: 9


Metal Breastplate
Armor Sub-Group: 17
Coverage: torso
Base DU/ST: 475/60
Action Penalty: -20
RoundTime Adder: 9

Yet in hauberk I can swing the claid in 5 seconds, but in the breastplate it takes 8 seconds. They have the same RT adder. The breastplate weighs less. The action penalty:

The action penalty is a percentile subtracted from your chance to perform a maneuver roll.

A maneuver may include anything from dodging elemental wave (often referred to as ewave) and boil earth attacks, to something as mundane as standing up.

Action penalty doesn't look to have anything to do with swinging, but it seems to be the only/main difference between the two.

[StrayRogue]

I believe the action/maneuver penalty adds to encumberance which could be causing it.

[Wezas]

but damn, 3 seconds worth of encumberance?

[StrayRogue]

How many armor ranks do you have? What is your dex and ref bonus?

[Wezas]

Dwarf Warrior

XXXXX (at level 25), your skill bonuses and ranks are:
Skill Name ____________ | Bonus _____ Ranks ____Goals
Armor Use..........................| 178 _____78 _______ 78

Dexterity (DEX): 94 (22) ... 94 (22)
Agility (AGI): 93 (16) ... 93 (16)

[Latrinsorm]

My data says you should be fully trained for the maneuver penalty in both armors. But then, my data is about 33% made up. So take that with a grain of salt.