Ok, so my GM has mentioned he's considering using the piecemeal armor rules, but after some review I'm wondering if there needs to be some errata...
I notice that a chain torso armor, and steel lamellar for arms & legs seems to give an armor with +7 armor bonus, +3 max dex, and no reduction in speed. Is that right? I can't find anything that says you still get the speed reduction for medium armor- it all seems to be based on specific pieces.
All in all, I wouldn't mind if we start using the rules, but I almost feel like it would be cheating... or maybe I should just consider it a bit of a boost for the melee types?