Armor differences?

trezomnar · August 2015

Sorry for the rookie question, but is there really a difference in the armor types other than the abilities you can unlock with skill points?

I mean, I've been using medium armor on my NB thinking that it gives decent armor and would afford me a bit more mobility than heavy armor (I like to sneak and such); but when I put on pieces of heavy armor I don't notice a difference, really. Is it just my mind or is it just worth it to pay attention to the perks or a particular piece of armor?

Akavir_Sentinel · August 2015

Yes there are a huge number of differences and bonuses between armor types.

Silken_Meer · August 2015

Makes a big difference in the end game, depending on what your role and build is using ability wise. Levelling up, doesn't make that much difference. In fact it a good idea to wear 2 pieces of each when leveling to learn all three different types, so you can switch role if you no longer like the role you are doing.

I'm a healer so use magicka and therefore wear light armour with magicka stats, since most if not all of my spell casts use magicka. Not an expert on other builds so not really sure what NB builds usually are. I'm sure someone else will jump in.

Ranique · August 2015

There is a lot of difference in armor rating (which means damage mitigation). Also, the passives (the ones you unlock with skillpoints) are very important for the direction of a build.

But it is not like in skyrim that heavy armor is having a heavier weight and you risk having too much weight on you. It also makes no difference for movementspeed.

ESO is a crossover between single player RPG's and MMO's, so these kind of things are different.

trezomnar · August 2015

It's sounding like I made a good decision in the medium armor for my NB then. I like the idea of being able to take a hit (with the heavy) but the perks on medium just seem to lend themselves better to a mobility build.

Thanks guys!

OzJohnD · August 2015

If you dungeon and get Undaunted skill tree up, wearing 1 piece each of your non-main types gives you a passive bonus for wearing all three types (presuming you put skill points into the passive)