Will give beans to see Ballistics/Damage test on Riders Jacket vs other shirt/chest "armour"

[shaeg 136]

In my experiences I have found the Riders Jacket to be the best protection in game so far for chest area.

 

 

I have survived multiple gunshots to the chest and paired with Motorcycle Helmet (I think is better than ballistics because u can get 1-3 hit KO'd with one and with motorbike helmet you dont get KO'd very easily, also ... Your Ballistic helmet doesnt do shit vs rifle... it protects very minorly vs handguns and even then a direct head shot is still fatal usually.) and Assault Vest/Press Vest I have simply shrugged off melee attacks including axe hits etc. It also seems to wear down at a much slower rate than other chest peices for example the TTSKO which can go from Pristine to badly damaged in one zombie attack.

 

What do you guys think? Anyone able to put this to test?

Edited April 13, 2014 by Shaeg

[Deathlove 2286]

I have one in my pack but i prefer the Tactical black shirt ONLY because the slot system makes more sense for that one. If the slots were not horiziontal on the jacket in general i wouldn't have an issue wearing one. Vertical space is fare more superior in this game in terms of carrying things atm.

 

Also if they added in repair for the jacket than yeah id wear it over the Tac shirts atm.

 

Haven't tried it as an armor source yet. I normally roll with a Press Vest if i can find it.

[Zedertone 378]

The riders jacket has been confirmed to be the best for resistance to bleeding from taking a hit from a zombie. Most people go with the TTsKO stuff, and the helmets for the camo. I personally like going full black with a hunters backpack. 

[Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159]

Check the pbo's. Only real answer you'll find. Youtube tests are faulty.