Star Wars Galaxies Friday Feature

Sony's official Star Wars Galaxies website has been updated with a new Friday Feature, this time bringing us up to speed on how armor works in the MMORPG.
Every piece of armor in Star Wars Galaxies falls into one of four categories, each with specific traits and resistances. In general, you will be able to wear one type of armor without noticeable penalties, and the quality of the armor you can wear without penalty improves as your abilities improve.

Different armor types also add an increased resistance to certain damage over time effects based on the number of slots covered by that armor type. The effect becomes most pronounced when wearing a similar type of armor over all slots that normally offer protection. The more matching armor pieces you wear, the resistance is increased as shown in the graph below.