Originally posted by Yakumo_2020:

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.

Even with the slightly reduced armor value, troll armor is still the better option so it's a good tip anyway. Bronze is just too expensive and labor intensive to make and upgrade, whereas it's absolutely no problem finding enough trolls to max out the troll set.