Ratio of Potential Armor Mats to Weapon Mats: 2:1 Legendary and Rare Armor have similar perks such that you arent swapping much. Infusion and Leveling only done when higher light levels are found. Leveling needs fewer Mats. Armor differences inperceivable for Leg/Rare. You have 2x possible Armor (more mats). We just use very little Armor mats because there isnt great reasons to level every Armor you find. Weapons, on the other hand, all feel different and have perks that set them apart. This encourages leveling and infusion (burning mats). Since you get half as many weapons as armor and you use more Weapon Mats frequently, you will always be in short supply. If Armor had more perceivable gameplay impact, we might have Armor mats in short supply. Wea