I tend not to use any armor. Is that weird? I tend to use stone tools too, except for a single iron pick when I'm mining in the deeps. I almost never die besides to creepers and lava, so maybe that's why. Once I get some levels and make a nice set of blast resist armor, maybe I'll change my mind about it.
It's not weird, but I know that my methods changed a bit as my goals changed. It certainly helps me to wear armor but I tend to get into close combat with monsters very frequently. Unfortunately I think most of my deaths are due to lava accidents though :/
I can definitely see the point of armor if you spend a lot of time at a wilds outpost. Just saving yourself from the trek alone would make it worthwhile.
There was just a wild reset today. It should not be destroyed anymore. For the time being anyways. http://empireminecraft.com/threads/pra-reset-alert.24905/
Hi, welcome to the Empire! As far as I know, this is the best server out there and it just happens to be your first! Anyway, welcome, and have fun!
Yeah, I seem to have lucked out on servers. I tried ItsJerryandHarry the other day, and it's just a mess.