I think the lore is very mixed on it since even though people love the EU it basically meant every author sort of did different things with it. I believe a common thing with the armor is it does stop the blaster rounds but would make the user’s incapacitated. Copout I’m aware but we also have to remember that stormtroopers were always meant to be the elite and most dangerous force but due to them going against people with plot armor they couldn’t be good at all. So we have a generations of people who sort of internalized that and basically continued the meme that stormtroopers can’t hit the broadside of a barn (even though they were pretty effective in 1 the opening scene and 2 with the rebel base).
I think the lore is very mixed on it since even though people love the EU it basically meant every author sort of did different things with it. I believe a common thing with the armor is it does stop the blaster rounds but would make the user’s incapacitated. Copout I’m aware but we also have to remember that stormtroopers were always meant to be the elite and most dangerous force but due to them going against people with plot armor they couldn’t be good at all. So we have a generations of people who sort of internalized that and basically continued the meme that stormtroopers can’t hit the broadside of a barn (even though they were pretty effective in 1 the opening scene and 2 with the rebel base).
The movie even makes it pretty clear that the Stormtroopers weren’t trying to hit them during the Death Star escape.
Princess Leia: They let us go. It was the only reason for the ease of our escape.
Han Solo: Easy? You call that easy?
Princess Leia: They’re tracking us.