Armor question

How do weapons/artifact with armor rating and shields work? If I have gloves +3, shoes +3, leggings +7, torso +7 and a buckler +6 armor, does that tally to +9 shoes & gloves and +13 leggings and torso? Or something else?

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Ok I don't know where you can get armor 3 gloves (pre sear maybe?)
but here is how armor works (basically)
Each of the 5 "zones" on your character (head, torso, hands, legs, feet) has a % chance of being hit by any given attack, Highest % being on the torso.
So armor is calculated seperately for each piece.
Shields, Foci, And weapons with armor bonuses are global and add their armor rating to each "zone"
So
If I have armor+ 5 head, armor+ 10 body, armor+ 10 leggings, armor+ 5 gloves, armor+ 5 feet, and a+ 5 armor shield -
if i am hit on the head my armor is 10
Body -15
Legs -15
Hands or feet - 10
hope that is helpful
also try this link for fully detailed info on all aspects of armor
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Armor
Ignore Mr. Picard, i'm just tired...

The armor 3 was just a random example
But yeah, the way you explained it is crystal clear. Thanks!