Originally posted by Glorious Moose:

Troll armour is not identical to bronze (base for the bronze chest is 8, the troll chest base is 6, for example). However, once you get reasonable at dodging (or have a decent bow and good stamina), trolls are relatively easy to kill for materials.

It was the same last I played but I have't played much at all since the H&H update. IG probably nerfed the Troll armor in that time.

Thanks for the update.