I didnt know others can see if your Scale armor was damaged..lol,,like comon give it a break,,I wear mine everywhere even into pop elite.I play to have fun,,I did not hustle for scale armor to put it in the bank or show off at the local tavern,tho I do use Item defense on fighters and pally.My black scale has been damaged one point,and white has held up nicely, but didnt notice any change in apearance on the black one ~