
Quality also matters significantly less now as the only thing that changes from lowest to max quality is the durability and as that degrades it comes at no cost to protection anymore! Mobility is now a factor in clothing.

The only thing that affects the damage you take is the helmet, chestplate, gloves, leg armor and boots. Weapon Mods Alpha Armor Armor has actually been drastically reduced in complexity from A16 to A17 which is a very welcoming change.
