A question about Armor Rating and Reflect Damage

[TheMud]

Hey all, I was hoping someone could shed some light on something I was wondering about. Suppose I had 50 Armor Rating and 50% Reflect Damage, if I received a melee hit, which of the following would happen?

 

A. 50% of the damage is negated by my armor, and the other 50% is reflected back. The result is I take no melee damage and reflect 50% of the hit.

B. 50% of the damage is negated by my armor, then half of the other 50% is reflected. I take 25% damage and reflect 25% damage.

C. 50% of the damage is reflected, then half of the remaining 50% is negated by armor. I take 25% damage and reflect 50%.

[Lanceor]

The answer is C. 100% Reflect Damage means that you are immune to melee and your armour will never get damaged from melee.