Wild: The wearer of a suit of armor or a shield with this ability
preserves his armor bonus (and any enhancement bonus) while in a wild
shape. Armor and shields with this ability usually appear to be
covered in leaf patterns. While the wearer is in a wild shape, the
armor cannot be seen.
Let's say that my Druid has +1 Wild Hide Armor.
While in human form, obviously, I have an Armor Check Penalty of -3 and a Max Dex Bonus of +3.
And while Wild-Shaped, obviously, I retain the Armor Bonus of +5 from the armor.
But while Wild-Shaped, do I keep the penalties, or are they suppressed?
I've seen a few disagreeing speculative answers on this; official references preferred.
Best Answer
You've already quoted the relevant reference:
That's all it does, by RAW. Armor check penalties are not listed, and the rule doesn't say "the armor works normally", so those penalties are treated how they are normally treated while in Wild Shape (they go away).
I've seen people house rule those penalties back in so Druids don't wear Dragonhide Full Plate and avoid the penalties for lack of proficiency by being in Wild Shape all the time.