Are light armor jerkins seriously not a thing yet?

emeraldbay

Crafters (or at least the ones I've talked to) have been wanting this for far too long now.

Robes are fine, but not for everyone. Just because they have the same stats doesn't mean they're of equal value. Cosmetic differences are just as important to players (roleplayers especially) as statistical differences.

Implementing this would take next to 0 effort, considering these already exist, and can be bought from NPC vendors or found in random loot.

There's no good excuse for why this hasn't been done yet, and there's certainly no excuse for why this can't be done. I'm asking, not as a single player, but as a large part of the player base; if there are any influential people reading this, make it happen.

Ker.Rakb16_ESO

Jerkins are traditionally made of leather, not cloth. What you're looking for is vests.

emeraldbay

They're...called jerkins in every instance in which they appear in-game. Some of them look like vests (bosmer and khajiit, perhaps), but they're still called jerkins in-game. So even though you may be correct, I'm simply going by the name that the developers gave them.

caelumpanache

This is a good question. I think there should be more variety in crafting across the board.
The crafting model we have is certainly a good start, I would like to see the ability to add more personal touches to everything we make.

Isibis

I agree completely! They already put a lot of visual variation into armor, showing us this is a facet of the game important to them. It looks more like a slip up than a logical omission. In case ZOS is trying to have some looks only available through drops, I would much rather see them do so through non craftable motifs than jerkins.

Beerbong_Ginn

I'm waiting for the day we can craft dill jerkins. Or sweet jerkins. They'd go great with grilled worms or chaurus dumplings

emeraldbay

caelumpanache wrote: »

This is a good question. I think there should be more variety in crafting across the board.
The crafting model we have is certainly a good start, I would like to see the ability to add more personal touches to everything we make.

The armor dye system is a good step in the right direction, but we need more than just color, in my opinion. The choice between a robe and a jerkin is a small one in retrospect, but it can make all the difference for a player. I'd like to see more options to customize individual aspects of our armor.

Isibis wrote: »

I agree completely! They already put a lot of visual variation into armor, showing us this is a facet of the game important to them. It looks more like a slip up than a logical omission. In case ZOS is trying to have some looks only available through drops, I would much rather see them do so through non craftable motifs than jerkins.

At first, I thought that that they left out jerkins because many NPCs used them, but that's not really a valid reason. And on the subject of unique-looking drops- I'd much prefer motifs that can't be crafted over entire armor pieces that are unobtainable through crafting.

Sendarya

Jerkin, tunic, whatever you want to call it, they need them in the game. I can tell you that I made my husband a lot of armor items, but he never wanted me to upgrade them much because he was waiting for one that didn't look like a flaming dress.

But yeah, considering the amount of bugs and content issues that need dealing with, I doubt this is high (or even at all) on their to do list.

SilentFox22

I just sent /feedback in game about this very thing yesterday. Yes to cloth jerkins!

Cabot

I'm very partial to the use of disguises that are available in-game.

Particularly, I lean toward the "Quendeluun Veiled Heritance", armor disguise. It is black leather and close-up views show some nice detail in the stitching.

Also, when wearing your weapon, (bow, staff, etc.) the weapon color changes to match the armor, the arrow quiver changes to black and there is a blood red insignia, staff also turns black with blood red trim and so on.

What does this have to do with light armor jerkins?, nothing really other than my hope more costumes/disguises show up to fill the wants and needs of the players. Maybe in the form of a shop associated with the thieves guild or something.

Amerigo

Bring light armor jerkins NAO!

And fix enchanting xp, duh.

demonlkojipub19_ESO

Aren't some of them jerkins depending on what race design you use, or is it just the icon that makes some of them look like jerkins.

emeraldbay

demonlkojipub19_ESO wrote: »

Aren't some of them jerkins depending on what race design you use, or is it just the icon that makes some of them look like jerkins.

no, the racial design is independent of whether or not it's a jerkin or not. every light armor chestpiece you can craft is a robe, and not a jerkin, whereas there are separate light armor jerkins found in random loot and vendors.

Erotes

Omg yes please. I hate having to wear robes.

twev

Even my femme elf sorcs don't want to wear those damned dresses made from heavy hotel bedspreads.

Lets not even mention how much swimming we have to do in game wearing all that absorbent/restricting cloth.

Stupidstupidstupid.

Moonscythe

I was so thrilled to find a light armor jerkin for my mage. Since Oblivion it has always been hard for female characters to find something decent looking to wear in pants. I feel stupid running around and fighting is a robe. If I'm in town or doing something non-violent then I'll put on a robe because I also hate seeing everyone armed to the teeth in a major city that's supposed to be reasonably safe. Yes, I role-play to that extent but I don't think the chaos of an anchor should be fought in a robe. The only problem with a disguise is that you're always in sneak and you lose it when you are discovered.

poodlemasterb16_ESO

My Pale Witch wears robes and walks around town. She puts on steel chest and pants when we go to war. Five light does just fine and we get the two heavy, blue nearly always, from our Blacksmith. Makes quite a difference in armor value.

In Town:



Ready To Rock:



Uh huh, she is a vampire, she stays stage 4 nearly all the time.

AreoHotah

i just recieved a vr6 light chest armor from a quest and its not a robe, its a jerkin like medium one, only that it's light, i lol'd a bit :P i still have it in my inventory :P

emeraldbay

I always find myself keeping one around (regardless of level) for RP reasons. I enjoy wearing it around the major cities or in areas where I don't have to worry about the enemies because I'm much higher in level.

AlexDougherty

Jerkins would be nice.
The robes would be nicer if they opened at the front, like a long coat, after all we are wearing trousers underneath.

The robes as they currently are are just dresses, bad ugly dresses.

Vilixiti

Agree 100% what's up with the dresses and no tunic? I am always wearing a costume because of this design oversight. Surely they didn't plan it to be this way, one can only assume it is a mistake.

emeraldbay

If it were a mistake, it's hard to believe that they've left it un-attended to until now. The only thing we can do is ask them to include it ASAP.

UrQuan

Ker.Rakb16_ESO wrote: »

Jerkins are traditionally made of leather, not cloth. What you're looking for is vests.

The term jerkin refers to the style of close-fitting coat, not the material. Leather was the most common material for them to made out of, but cloth jerkins were far from uncommon.

AlexDougherty

Ur-Quan wrote: »

Ker.Rakb16_ESO wrote: »

Jerkins are traditionally made of leather, not cloth. What you're looking for is vests.

The term jerkin refers to the style of close-fitting coat, not the material. Leather was the most common material for them to made out of, but cloth jerkins were far from uncommon.

Indeed, Jerkins were a style of garment, not restricted to material, and @Ker.Rakb16 the shorter sleeved garments were tunics not vests.

Chuggernaut

I just want to be able to name crafted items across the board. This would help so much, especially with Alchemy.

twev

Can somebody explain to me just how a sorc wearing a robe can straddle a horse?

I'd settle for a cowboy style duster, as another option.
Buttoned up the front (unbuttoned, actually), and slit up the back to the waist.

emeraldbay

twev wrote: »

Can somebody explain to me just how a sorc wearing a robe can straddle a horse?

I always thought to myself that sorcerers should be riding their horses sideways

Zebug

just in case you hadn't seen, they are releasing light armor jerkins next week:

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/comment/1010394#Comment_1010394

emeraldbay

Zebug wrote: »

just in case you hadn't seen, they are releasing light armor jerkins next week:

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/comment/1010394#Comment_1010394

YES

Zenimax, you officially rock.