fun. seems like at lower levels the recommended armor system seems a little off though. gets better later on when its not trying to say light armor is better than heavy armor only because of damage reflection....
jymalpha, if you do not see an incentive with those 3 items, then I do not think you have been playing very long. Those items definitely have an advantage, but have a disadvantage. Which is exactly the same as anything else you would put in those slots. Ex-A censer on your cleric makes him heal for a LOT more, but does not have as much defense as holding a shield in that spot.
leavescat... that is only because all the bosses die to high str. and monks hit 2x faster than all the other classes, so there str is 2x higher than what it says.