I am not quite sure whether it was intended or not, but as of Patch 5, all the metal pieces of supplementary gear (helmet, boots, regular and Zevlor's gloves) no longer require Medium/Heavy armor proficiency, which basically pushes a min-maxing player towards just getting the metal helmet for everyone so that they're protected from criticals.
Is it going to be fixed, or is it indeed an intentional change?
