Mobs just don't hit hard enough to matter with AC difference until then. Being super paranoid about ~10-20 AC which, over the course of a fight might make like 10-20 damage difference (at low to medium levels) just isn't worth it.
When mobs start hitting 100+ per hit, then AC matters. But mitigating 1 dmg off of like 20 doesn't really matter.
Source: Me soloing my monk to 52 at 35-50 weight the whole time, no fungi, the most "twink" was jade maces, pb, schw, and a black pantherskin chest
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