Since the recent change, I've searched high and low in armor shops. All gauntlets, from Theren down to Shard, at least, that were in the Heavy Plate class, are now Brigandine. Is this supposed to be accurate? Is forging now the only way to acquire a pair of true plate gauntlets?

Try Banthelds's Ironworks in Haven. They sold non neutral plate and chain pieces for all body parts and after 3.0 they are separated into brigandine and plate. The chain is obviously no longer differentiated since the combine.

http://elanthipedia.org/w/index.php/Bantheld's_Ironworks

>>There's no "gauntlet" template under Brigandine products, does that mean it isn't possible to create "gauntlets" that teach Brigandine?

Correct. Only plate has gauntlets right now in crafting. Not sure if we'll add brigandine gauntlets. Its just a noun, the adjective is generally what signifies the type of armor in crafting 3.0.

>>Similarly I have "lamellar plate", that teaches Brigandine:

Old stuff in 2.0 crossed the streams. Nothing we can do about that except move on. You probably won't see lamellar plate in crafting 3.0.

>>My understanding is that there's also no crafted "plate" that appraises as Brigandine, is there?

Correct. In 3.0 (so far) Plate is light plate, plate, heavy plate and massive plate. Brigandine is scale, brigandine or lamellar.

>>Does this mean the old neutral plate that teaches Brigandine is just kind of a exception now?

Yup, more than likely it will be the exception to the rule.

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