How is damage reduction from armor calculated

I bought the hyrule soldier armor in Hateno village (full metal heavy armor) and have been running around with it for at least 8-10 hours of game time. I have tried to carefully track its' side effects, since I also expected to move more slowly.

I just did some user tests to be sure, and this is what I can say for sure:

Running speed and stamina are not affected. Climbing speed and stamina are not affected. Dodging and jumping distance is not affected. These all work exactly the same. The speed is the same, and it consumes stamina at the same rate. I tried it with cloth armor and the hyrule soldier metal armor multiple times, there were no differences.

Even the noise meter was the same for sneaking. I had no issues with sneaking up on horses or enemies.

Metal armor doesn't even affect lightning strikes either.

The name, effects, and image of the food or elixir you produce is not important. The sell value of your cooking is entirely dependent on only two factors:

• The value of the ingredients you use
• How many ingredients you use

The price is determined by the following formula:

1. Add the value of the ingredients together.

2. Multiply this by:

   • 1.5 if you used one ingredient
   • 1.75 if you used two
   • 2.05 for three
   • 2.4 for four
   • 2.8 for five

3. Round the resulting number to the next ten. (101 -> 110, 87 -> 90, etc)

Here's an example:

You cook four Gourmet Meats. Each meat sells for 35 rupees. Add them together and you get 140. Multiply this by 2.4 because you use four ingredients. This gives you 336, so you need to round it up to the next ten, which is 340, the sale price.

So the most profitable meals and elixirs you can cook are simply the ones made with five of the most expensive ingredients you can find. Just make sure they actually produce something edible, because if you end up with "Dubious Food" or "Rock-Hard Food", they will sell for next to nothing.

Source: GameFAQs