Talk:Armor/@comment-98.218.151.42-20120211050119/@comment-4087140-20120214232035

Anon: The only problem there is that you'd have to have 9900 armor to get 99% reduction, and 19900 armor (slightly more than double) to get 99.5% reduction.

Obesechicken13: I agree. In the end, effective health is not a thoroughly useful or accurate statistic. However, for the purposes of being a stepping stone in the process of understanding exactly how armor contributes to your survival, it is effective (if a bit longwinded).

Advanced players will eventually understand that there is more to it than just "effective health," and at that point they will no longer need to use the wiki as a learning resource. In the meantime, however, I feel it is valuable for the general audience's understanding.

As an aside: upon further research on the topic, I rescind my previous statement concerning arithmetic progressions and diminishing returns.