136941-really-confused-about-heavy-armor-crafting

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I am trying to make some heavy armor, but the armor always comes out weaker than the preview!  I don't know what I am doing wrong.  I even tried using a better power core I bought off the auction and it always shows less armor, HP, etc than the preview.  What am I doing wrong?  Is there an updated guide about this?
 
Here's a screen shot of armor preview vs armor made.  Armor I made is "currently equipped".  You can see what I mean with this screen shot:  I get less HP and armor.  Ignore the other stats because those are customized during the crafting process.  Even at less undercharged, it still shows 562 armor and 1350 HP
 	
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			Are you making sure to use the best core possible for that level of recipe?  The crafting has changed a bit since I last played but the base recipe is showing you what the stats could be using a level 20 core.  I will double check that myself the next time I am on with my armorer.	
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If you want that chest with 90 Assault Rating you need to use a Power Core with iLvl 20 wich would be the Basic Coranium Power Core.
 
If you use a Power Core with less iLvl than 20 you will get a weaker output.
 
The armor you made used a Power Core iLvl 18, the Weak Coranium Power Core.
 
If you want the same stats as the preview you need to use a Power Core with the same item level as the Power Core Max Level.
 
Good luck :)	
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			Ah, so that is why then.  So, the preview is actually the max stats possible from the gear based on max power core.  I thought stronger power cores mean just for more charge.  Thanks for the info.	
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