Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26149161-20160321154543/@comment-26410366-20160328025823

That just means that their ancestors were better smiths. They still make mail, just not as good a quality as that which their ancestors made. Hammer were used almost exclusively for defeating plate armoured opponents, in hopes of getting enough force throwing their armour to deal significant damage, but really are not much better than sticks against much less restricting armour such as mail. You would get one swing before your opponent could defeat you with his own weapons. Mail could be pierced, but cutting was more difficult. Hammers should not have damage reduction, while projectiles and blades should have damage reduction against plate, it it is retained.