Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-25012056-20160725221323/@comment-26298013-20160726131559

Actually, durability would be determined by the material---the strength of the material is decreased with every impact. A stronger material lasts longer. Material does also affect the strength of the armor (Ability to absorb impacts/prevent damage from cutting edges), but strength is more closely related to the skill and experience of the smith. A smith who knows how to make a suit of full plate-mail with underlying chainmail (Standard European knight's equipment until the gunpowder revolution) will have the soldiers he supplies survive longer than a smith who supplies his soldiers with chainmail because he does not yet know how to make large, cohesive plates of metal.