Originally posted by FTZ35:

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

I do not find any of the armor sets to be a waste. When i fight the deer (boss) I want to be wearing leather. At that point I don't want to kill trolls yet. And when I enter the swamps I want full bronze. Troll is nice for the sneak bonus , and the mobility, but those things aren't necessary most of the time. I have a full set of troll and a full set of root and they have their purpose. But so does the traditional heavy armor.

Well since H&H allowed troll set to be upgraded to level 3 at a level 4 workbench (that's the hioghest without obsidian) it can now reach 33 armor (up from 26) while Bronze level 3 (can't reach 4 without going to swamp) is only 39, there is now really no reason to use bronze anymore, especially given that armor starts to have diminishing returns after reaching half of the reaceived damage. I suppose it can be somewhat useful against ♥♥♥♥ and starred dragur but that 6 armor is hardly worth the trouble.
It's not that the bronze is weak but rather the troll is too strong.

Even before H&H the amount of time to acquire bronze armor vs the benefits never was worth it. My second playthrough was much more pleasant after realizing that fact.