>>Can someone direct me to any, if it exists, info on Armor hindrance on Barbs and their abilities? I'm wondering if there may be reason to go to Plate armors?

Barbarians are reasonably-well suited for using Plate Armor. Brigandine is probably a bit better choice overall, however.

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"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes

I'm not Kodius obviously, but my guess would be that hindrance no longer effects your abilities, and skill placement (armor secondary).

>>I'm not Kodius obviously, but my guess would be that hindrance no longer effects your abilities, and skill placement (armor secondary).

This. Brigandine allows you some small measure of stealth, and won't be quite as crippling hinderance wise as Plate. Better if you want to use a large shield and brigandine, than a small shield and Plate sort of thing...

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"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes

Yeah, hindrance affects all defenses pretty evenly - though in a different way.

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"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes