Colin said,

---To give you an idea of the minimum range, the absolute worst armor in the game (stuff made out of like cloth, straw, silk, etc.) that currently stops 1 pt. of damage right now will stop about 25% following the update. So you need not worry about your 13 point armor stopping 26% ---

Umm...so if I get lucky enough to land a 60 pt backstab, the victim with no body armor or magick protection up, would block 15 pts damage with the absolute worst two gold armor... I sincerely hope that when the thief changes come, they give backstab a big boost in damage.

Argh,
Grimn