So I'm a little new here and had a question

SkepticalGlenn

Why wouldn't everyone not wear heavy armor? Since there's no armor limitation like most mmo's what are the benefits to wearing light and medium armor. I'm curious because i'm a nightblade archer wearing heavy armor and have been told I should switch to medium. But my armor ( at least some of it ) boosts stamina so why switch? Are there hidden passives that make using these more efficient?

SkepticalGlenn

SkepticalGlenn wrote: »

Why wouldn't everyone not wear heavy armor? Since there's no armor limitation like most mmo's what are the benefits to wearing light and medium armor. I'm curious because i'm a nightblade archer wearing heavy armor and have been told I should switch to medium. But my armor ( at least some of it ) boosts stamina so why switch? Are there hidden passives that make using these more efficient?

Spell check: Why (Would) everyone not wear heavy armor?

I used a double negative and it bothered me. lol.

OzJohnD

you should try a triple negative

KerinKor

@SkepticalGlenn it comes down to the 'perks' each armour type gives you and the skills it offer.

Many (most?) players actually wear a mixture, largely because each type offers bonuses based on the number of items of that type you wear, but also to have access to more skills: note however that you don't actually need to be wearing an item of an armour type to be able to use a skill it offers once you've unlocked the skill.

It's kind of min/maxing but as a generalisation it's not worth wearing 7 pieces of any one type since the bonuses you get from the 6th and 7th pieces are likely to be less useful than the bonuses from 2 pieces of some other type.

One typical variation for an NB is 5 pieces of Medium and two of Heavy, getting great Medium bonuses for their DPS and other skills while getting an 8% (I think) boost to Stamina .. some mages will wear a combination of Light and Heavy .. there are many permutations and you'll most of them promoted on here.

Ranique

SkepticalGlenn wrote: »

Why wouldn't everyone not wear heavy armor? Since there's no armor limitation like most mmo's what are the benefits to wearing light and medium armor. I'm curious because i'm a nightblade archer wearing heavy armor and have been told I should switch to medium. But my armor ( at least some of it ) boosts stamina so why switch? Are there hidden passives that make using these more efficient?

The passives are not hidden and visable in plain sight in the skills-window. Just go to armor and see the different passives you can get for wearing different kinds of armor.

The amount of extra damage and stamina you get from wearing medium armor is huge compared to the amount of survivabillity you get from heavy.

Also when it comes to comparing survivabillity to dps, there is no such thing as too much dps. While you get enough survivability when you survive. So as long as you can survive with medium armor (and believe me, you can) you will be better off with the extra dps.

Bherdani

I find a mix is best too; the passives for mag on light armor, the resistances on heavy, and the stam buffs for medium. Even my Naked Nord wears med and light pcs.