User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Ancient Greek Killers: Hector of Troy vs Xerxes I/@comment-4661256-20160706225933/@comment-17814994-20160707082407

Well scale armor isn't as solid and compact as a simple cuirass. It's made up of scales laced together, that when hit multiple times with an axe or a sword, would individually dent upward or even chip off. Although it offers better protection to arrows, if the battle drags too long or it gets hit too many times with melee weapons, even a brand new scale armor will have its lacing torn off and lose its scales and protection (unless its riveted like in the Middle Ages). So that's probably the reason why people sided with the more solid cuirass than the laced together scales.

(But then again, we can all be wrong... so please... mercy on me during your rebuttal great EA XD)