The point of Hide Armor IS that druids have an acceptable replacement for studded leather.
I request elaboration ...
Hide Armor> AC 12 + Dex (up to 2) ... so 14 top.
Studded Leather Armor> AC 12 + Dex (up to 5) ... so 17 top.
Why would Druids rather wear Hide Armor, that limits their Dexterity bonus, and adds nothing in return? O_o
Scale is top tier armor for those with Medium armor proficiency; providing a cheaper alternative to Breastplate. Breastplate is better because it's less weight and doesn't penalize stealth, but it's also 400 gp as opposed to 50
Cost is good argument, as long are we are buying the armor ...
But i think we all know that our main source of equipment in this game will probably be loot.
if you have 10 Dex or lower, Chain is better than half plate.
I was going to ask about explanation how armor that gives you 13+Dex(up to 2) can be better than armor that gives you 15+Dex(up to 2) ...
But now i see it!
You for some reason thinked that i was talking about Chain Mail, Heavy Armor ... instead of Chain Shirt, Medium Armor (also Cleric Starting armor) ... wich is the same type as every other type of armor i was talking about, so it makes sence to compare them together when we are talking about Armors that Druids can possibly wear ... while Heavy Armor is whole other topic and Druids cant even wear it ... so its relevance is somewhere around zero. :-/
The point of limiting druids like this is that they are spellcasters, not fighters.
So are Githyanki (or Dwarf) Wizards ...
And they can easily wear both Githyanki Half-Plate and Shield. O_o
Now add higher AC so they're hard to hit.
Well ... i obviously know what AC do ...
And yes i also played the Druid so im well aware that AC "so they are harder to hit" only apply when they are out of their form ...
Im not quite sure if talking about temporary hit points "and" high AC is corect wording in this topic ...
They seems more like temporary hit points "or" high AC type ...
