best armour in the game!!!!

There is no thing as being the best armor.
I never had gremlin and would never want one, takes too long to explain.
Just check the mobs that you do on regular basis, compare the damage they do, and check the armor's protection.
Then calculate how much damage that you would like to take as a max, so that you can play the style you would like.
I prefer hunting without armor, I rather heal with a eco fap, a fap will give skills, to much protection will not give skills and cause extra decay.
So if you hunt a mob that does 4 different damage types, and your armor protect against these 4 damage types, you will have more decay, then when a armor only like let's say protects against 2 damage types the mob does.
So basicly it's up to you to decide.
I would suggest grab Adjusted Pixie as basic armor unless you are all ready hunting bigger, and get more damage then you would like.
And I think Shogun has basicly no MU anymore, so that would be also cheaper to get.
I assume that people still ask like +60 on a adj pixie.
I'm to lazy to compare the adj pixie - shogun, so that's something that you could do.
I know that shogun has some more protection versus adj pixie.
As said, you do the math. (Everything is based around calculations in this game)
And if you are not that good in math, just make a small spreadsheet with TTin - TTout and do like 10 runs orso, and compare the same matching runs with a different setup. (And also you have a nice way to track the returns that way.)

 

You can use armor vs mobs:
http://www.entropiawiki.com/Chart.aspx?toolid=2

or the armor advisor :
http://www.entropiawiki.com/ArmorAdviser.aspx

 

It is no longer the case that overprotection incurs extra decay, you only pay for the damage absorbed now and there is no more minimum. Also before this change, even the most eco fap was more expensive than armor (save for said overprotection). The skills are good to have ofc, just that you need to know you're paying for them.

 

I made this comparison some years ago for Unlimited lower / midlevel armors. Note: these are older figures.. there are more armors out there now and some can even be adjusted/improved/modified (doesnt only include one armor from ark, the rest is caly armor). I personally have stolen imperium armor and it would win this contest. But still valuable if you only look at calypso armors (+ viceroy)

lower mid-level armor comparison
With recent mid-level armor sales threads and the new armors that came from other planets, I wanted to know how the mid-level armors perform on 16 of the most popular mobs you would want to hunt when you are mid-level . So I used entropedia’s armor vs mobs on a number of different mobs. At the end I will try to sort the armors by best choice regardless of money, and the value for money choice.
Included in the list are low/mid level armors upto tiger. Excluded is raven, improved shogun, improved vigilante and community recognition because these armors are either not widely available or not available as a complete set (yet). Nemesis is also excluded because Bear is already a better armor, and not expensive anymore
All armors are plated with 5b. Ofcourse you would use other plates on some mobs, but the idea is to use the plate most hunters use overall. The damage behind the armors is avg dmg dealt. Mobs where the youngest maturity is not really huntable by all armors is excluded (like chompers which is really only doable for a few armors like tiger, jaguar and liakon). If same dmg is dealt, lesser decay decides ranking

Araneatrox young
1 tiger 18.2
2 liakon 19.5
3 paradox 19.9
4 jaguar 20.3
5 emine 21.7
6 jarhead 23.2
7 ghoul 23.9
8 phantom 23.9
9 boar 26.4
10 bear 29.6
11 ghost 29.6
12 viceroy 41
13 gremlin 41

Atrox alpha
1 tiger 4.5
2 paradox 5.3
3 liakon 5.3
4 jaguar 15.8
5 emine 17
6 jarhead 18.4
7 ghoul 19.1
8 phantom 19.1
9 boar 21.3
10 bear 24.4
11 ghost 24.4
12 viceroy 35
13 gremlin 35

Atrax prowler
1 tiger 11.4
2 liakon 12.5
3 paradox 12.6
4 jaguar 13.1
5 emine 14.3
6 jarhead 15.6
7 ghoul 16.4
8 phantom 16.4
9 boar 18.3
10 bear 21.2
11 ghost 21.2
12 viceroy 31.4
13 gremlin 31.4

Leviathan young
1 tiger 11.5
2 jaguar 15.2
3 viceroy 16.8
4 ghoul 16.8
5 phantom 16.8
6 gremlin 18.4
7 boar 19.5
8 jarhead 20.4
9 liakon 21.3
10 ghost 22.3
11 bear 23.3
12 emine 24.3
13 paradox 31.3

Proteron young
1 tiger 34.1
2 jaguar 37.9
3 viceroy 42
4 liakon 42.8
5 boar 43.2
6 gremlin 44
7 ghoul 44.1
8 phantom 44.1
9 emine 44.4
10 jarhead 46.4
11 bear 47
12 ghost 49.2
13 paradox 55

Phasm young
1 paradox 22.9
2 jarhead 28.2
3 tiger 28.6
4 jaguar 28.7
5 liakon 28.9
6 emine 30.5
7 boar 33.5
8 ghoul 33.6
9 phantom 33.6
10 ghost 34.5
11 bear 35.4
12 viceroy 42.6
13 gremlin 42.6

Rextelum Devastator
1 tiger 37.2
2 paradox 37.5
3 liakon 37.9
4 jaguar 39
5 emine 40.5
6 jarhead 42.4
7 ghoul 45.2
8 phantom 45.2
9 boar 46.2
10 bear 50
11 ghost 50.2
12 viceroy 62
13 gremlin 62

Ambulimax old
1 tiger 17.2
2 ghoul 17.2
3 phantom 17.2
4 jaguar 20
5 liakon 21
6 jarhead 22
7 boar 23
8 emine 23
9 ghost 23
10 bear 25
11 viceroy 27
12 gremlin 27
13 paradox 31

Aurli hunter
1 tiger 12.8
2 jaguar 16.2
3 ghoul 20
4 liakon 20
5 phantom 20
6 boar 20.8
7 viceroy 20.9
8 emine 21.9
9 gremlin 22
10 jarhead 23.4
11 bear 24.3
12 ghost 26.1
13 paradox 32

Scipulor alpha
1 tiger 19.7
2 paradox 20.7
3 liakon 20.7
4 jaguar 21.5
5 emine 22.9
6 jarhead 24.4
7 ghoul 26
8 phantom 26
9 boar 27.7
10 bear 31
11 ghost 31.1
12 viceroy 42.5
13 gremlin 42.5

Eviscerator gen. 3
1 ghoul 21.3
2 phantom 27.3
3 ghost 28.1
4 emine 28.2
5 liakon 35.2
6 jaguar 36.2
7 tiger 36.2
8 jarhead 36.3
9 paradox 36.8
10 boar 36.8
11 bear 37.5
12 gremlin 39
13 viceroy 41

Kreltin provider
1 tiger 25.5
2 viceroy 29.8
3 jaguar 30.5
4 gremlin 31.5
5 ghoul 32.5
6 phantom 32.5
7 boar 35.5
8 jarhead 36.5
9 liakon 37.5
10 bear 38.5
11 ghost 38.5
12 emine 39.5
13 paradox 47.5

Marcimex soldier
1 ghoul 3.9
2 phantom 6.4
3 emine 8.9
4 ghost 10
5 tiger 11.5
6 liakon 12
7 jaguar 12.8
8 jarhead 14.8
9 boar 15.5
10 bear 17.9
11 gremlin 21.3
12 paradox 22.2
13 viceroy 23.1

Thorifoid neophyte shaman
1 liakon 20.8
2 ghoul 36.8
3 bear 37.8
4 jaguar 38.8
5 ghost 39.8
6 boar 39.8
7 phantom 39.8
8 tiger 39.8
9 viceroy 43.8
10 emine 44.8
11 gremlin 45.8
12 jarhead 47.8
13 paradox 51.8

Feffoid champion elite
1 liakon 4.3
2 ghoul 12.6
3 tiger 15.4
4 phantom 15.4
5 jaguar 15.4
6 bear 17.5
7 boar 18.1
8 ghost 18.1
9 emine 23.1
10 viceroy 25.1
11 jarhead 25.5
12 gremlin 27.1
13 paradox 37

Hogglo old
1 tiger 30.2
2 liakon 32
3 jaguar 32.9
4 emine 34.4
5 ghoul 36.7
6 phantom 36.7
7 jarhead 37
8 boar 39.4
9 paradox 41.8
10 bear 43.3
11 ghost 43.3
12 viceroy 55.3
13 gremlin 55.3

FINAL RANKING:
less points is best

1 tiger 31
2 jaguar 44
3 liakon 46
4 ghoul 69
5 phantom 79
6 boar 93
7 emine 95
8 jarhead 96
9 paradox 97
10 ghost 116
11 bear 118
12 viceroy 118
13 gremlin 134

conclusion
tiger remains the best midlevel all round armor but it comes at a price, jaguar second, liakon a nice third.
best value for money in the top 3 goes to liakon.
in the mid range ghoul lives up to its name at a nice 4th spot.
best value for money is either phantom or boar, as those armors are dropping in price rapidly
in the lower range jarhead is the cheap alternative at spot 8.
The specialist armor paradox shows its worth on rextelum, phasm,araneatrox, scipulor,atrox and atrax. The new ‘cursed upon bound’ Viceroy is a top 3 contender for leviathan, kreltin and proteron. It’s almost everywhere a bit better than Gremlin, except evis gen. 03.

 

That's what I meant with when a armor has like protection for like 4 difference damage types, and a mob doing those 4 damage types, versus a mob that only does like 2 damage types from that armor.
Anyway, long ago I used armor as a basic setup, I only wear one, when I realy need to, so that I don't need to heal to much in between.
And ofc there is alot more to consider, but I said this also in the past, you could write a book about the game mechanics.

But basic point is, don't always listen to peoples opinions, because they could have a way different playing style, then you have.
Some chase globals, HoF, some don't care about that.
That's why I mostly never advise anything.

 

I miss the days when Shogun and Kobold looked cool... Shogun had cool sorta orange, grey, blue colours and kobold had cool massive shoulder pad arms

 

Yeah Kobold!

 

Lol the guy asks a one sentence question and gets an encyclopaedia worth of relevant information!

You guys ought to make a Google for EU between you. :)

 

the price isnt midlevel.. only the shins.

 

Nemesis isn't mid level anymore ?

 

Buy supremacy and kill within the hordes of mid-level mobs !

The decay will surprise you ! :'D

 

LOL! I loved my Lion. Because it looks cool. Never cared for the real protection or efficiency. It was one of two ingame. Nearly unique ...

But yes, Gremlin was once one of the best armors. Regarding Spawn's resarches it isn't that good anymore.

 

Remember when it was all about the pixie, then the rascal? the the gremlin?

Is Pixie still good? I'm confused these days about what the newbies use.

 

Yes Adjusted Pixie and the other planets' disciple armours, respectively, are still the aspiring hunter's best friend.

They have made using armour significantly cheaper, you might want to catch up with VU notes of the last 2-3 years. Many of the old caveats are no longer valid and using "bad" sets isn't much of a big deal anymore. Good old Gremlin, even less popular but collectible ones are entirely usable today. Übers are going for adjusted/improved/modified versions now but you really don't have to worry too much if you can't afford them.