Armor pieces

[OSOK]

Greetings.  Wondering if armor pieces that are made by players have the same stats?  Is there any distinction?  Is player skill taken into consideration at all, besides, what I would imagine to be how hard to make?

Thanks!

[Narf]

Two identical pieces of armor have the same protective value, regardless of who made them (this assumes they're both in the same condition).

[OSOK]

so there's decay?

[Delusion]

so there's decay?

Items can wear down if they get beat up a bunch. 'New' actually indicates that an item is 'slightly used', oddly enough, then you'll get 'worn', and so on.