# Ballistic Vest balance issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ballistic-vest-balance-issue/22422>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ballistic-vest-balance-issue/22422 "2020-01-08T04:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![4R53N1C](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/4r53n1c/32/6819_2.png) [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ballistic-vest-balance-issue/22422/1 "2020-01-08T04:24:41Z")

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The Ballistic Vest, which spawns frequently on zombie soldiers, is ridiculously OP. With a bash protection of 50 and cut protection of 90, it’s even stronger than power armor, and more than 5 times as powerful as the Dragonskin vest, a close analogue. It might need to be looked at.

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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ballistic-vest-balance-issue/22422/2 "2020-01-08T05:49:25Z")

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Yes, it is being looked at already ([https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/36759](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/36759) and [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/36682](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/36682)).