User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-10613301-20130828182650/@comment-5020152-20130828183831

In order to slay a monster... you must think like a monster.

That might be it. The skills are psychological. If you're wearing Blangonga armor that gives Cold Res (Lo), the armor doesn't make you more resistant to cold - but because you're wearing Blangonga skin, you feel like you are, thus giving you resistance.