Does making an item Fine change its appearance? Or does it just change the stats? I'm curious if all of the different but similar armor types we've seen in preview pics are created by increasing the quality of an item or by just finding it in the world (pauldrons, etc)

Thanks!

Any help on this? I appreciate it.

Just changes the stats from what I've noticed.

Hm. So have y'all seen the variety and subtle differences in armor as we saw in the preview pics?

Only changes stats. The similar but different sets are actually different. One example is Scaled Armor vs Leather Armor vs Hide Armor vs Studded Armor, all very similar. Another is the shouldered vs unshouldered versions of Steel Armor.