Combat

Combat in CraftEra
CraftEra does not follow the default rules for combat in Minecraft. dreadiscool has modified the code to make it more interesting, and to level things out between new players and old timers. In the end, that's what's more fun. Different armor has different types of bonuses and drawbacks

You can check your statistics using the in-game command /stats. This will calculate your bonuses and display them to you. It is possible to have a negative stat. Negative stats reduce your ability from the default to perform an action.

Armor
Armor is customized in CraftEra, so that each armor (with the exception of Chainmail) can balance another type out. Instead of having diamond-wielding players dominate the battlefield, there is a certain set of 'rules' that spice up the gameplay, especially to make PVP more balanced. This way, both new and old players can have fun customizing their character

Leather Armor
Leather armor is used for ranging. Rangers are meant to stay out of reach of their opponents. As such, range armor does not provide good defensive bonuses against melee (but it's strong against the upcoming magic skill!), but gives the user a punishing ability to deal damage, especially when special arrows are used.

Iron Armor
Iron armor is useful for an offensive. It's meant to hit hard on your opponents, sacrificing offensive for defensive

Gold Armor
Gold armor is not at ALL similar to Iron. The defensive bonuses of gold are about half of Iron. However, each piece of gold armor that you wear gives you the ability to heal back your health per hit. That means that you gain health when you deal damage! Note that this bonus only applies when you to damage to other players, and only works for melee.

Diamond Armor
Diamond armor is what you should wear if you want to get to places. It's meant for a defensive position. It has the capacity to take punishing hits for the user.

Chainmail Armor
Chainmail armor is the best armor in the game. It has the best stats possible, with no negative stats (great for hybrids).

Techniques
Not all armor is good against all types of armor. For example, chainmail is amazing when fighting multiple enemies at once; however, it is sadly lacking when facing a ranged opponent, not to mention that chainmail armor is extremely rare, and only dropped by admins at drop parties.

It's up to you as the player, to weigh your skills and the skills and armor of your opponent before picking your battle. PVP is an art. There are those who will succeed, and those that are doomed to failure. Which are you?