[snorkelbill]

(2010.Jan.11 06:00 PM)MrHyde Wrote:  As I said atm what im seeing is im hitting less, getting hit more and resisting less than what I was with a helmet that was a lower level, not a match for my armour and with one less res.

As silly as this may sound, I know the new helmet weighs 0.2kg more than the old one. Is it possible that that tiny amount kicked your encumbrance up enough to make an issue with combat evasion?

That's the only reason I can think of that you'd do worse with the new helmet.