The strongest armour for Crono, Frog and Robo is +88 Def (+10 Stamina, +10 Magic Def). The strongest armour for Magus is +90 Def (+20 Magic Def, Auto-Barrier).
The girls? +99 Def (Auto-Barrier). Lucca even has +92 Def (immune to all elements).
And the additional stat buffs gained by the +88 Def Regal Plate won't matter in the higher levels, since everyone maxes out their Magic Def, Stamina and Power naturally, so the buffs are worthless!
If only the +92 Def Elemental Aegis could be worn by anyone; that'd be awesome. Or if the Regal Plate had the Regal Gown's effects (Auto-Protect, Auto-Barrier) and had higher Def.
Are you using Action Replay, or an emulator? Because it's possible to directly change the currently-equipped armour piece to Elemental Aegis by editing the game's running memory. Still, the fact that this is the only way for the guys to have decent armour is
truly ridiculous, I fully agree on that point.
The guys do also get that amazing Crown headgear that, from memory, boosts damage dealt and protects against statuses, so it's not like they're *fully* screwed...
Well, from what I've heard from my parents, he had a seizure last night, perhaps an epileptic episode, fucking died, had a near death experience, my dad called the paramedics, they showed up, took him to the hospital, and he woke up covered in tubes, and started complaining.
The girls? +99 Def (Auto-Barrier). Lucca even has +92 Def (immune to all elements).