Losing Durability on your Armour stops you from using armour skill?

Chrysa1is

Was soloing a vet dungeon and I forgot to repair my armour beforehand. I was using shuffle. I died a few times fighting enemies and noticed that I couldn't use Shuffle anymore because more than 2 pieces of my medium armour had 0 durability. Why does this happen?

Personally I don't think this should happen, as I am still wearing medium armour. Is there any way that this could be changed? Or is it likely to change? and can anyone confirm that this also happens with the other heavy and light armour skills.

What are your thoughts guys?

Xantaria

LOL that sounds like typical ZOS spaghetti code

witchdoctor

That sounds right to me. You effectively were at 3/5 armour.

SBC

I mean...if it's broken, I personally don't expect it to work, regardless of what it is we're talking about.

Slick_007

Chrysa1is wrote: »

Was soloing a vet dungeon and I forgot to repair my armour beforehand. I was using shuffle. I died a few times fighting enemies and noticed that I couldn't use Shuffle anymore because more than 2 pieces of my medium armour had 0 durability. Why does this happen?

Personally I don't think this should happen, as I am still wearing medium armour. Is there any way that this could be changed? Or is it likely to change? and can anyone confirm that this also happens with the other heavy and light armour skills.

What are your thoughts guys?

if your armour breaks they should put it in your bag. oh your bag is full? its now dropped on the ground. didnt notice and ported out? awww!

its broken dude. you are NOT wearing it.

ADarklore

When any armor piece reaches 0 it effectively counts as ZERO armor worn for that particular piece.

Humperdoo

U loose set bonus 2.

VaranisArano

So this appears to be an old piece of code that is coming into prominence because of the recent changes to armor skills. Previously armor skills like Shuffle, Immoveable, and Annulment only required one piece of armor. Now, they require 5 pieces of that weight of armor in order to be used.

When you armor piece breaks, the check for "Are you wearing 5 pieces of medium armor in order to use Shuffle?" no longer registers the broken piece of armor, which means that it thinks you are wearing 4 pieces of medium, not enough to use Shuffle. Now, considering that your armor is broken and not providing you any resistances, is not so surprising.

I don't think this is a new change, that broken armor prevents you from using the skills, but it is showing up more because you have to have 5 pieces to use the skill, and broken armor doesn't count towards those 5 pieces.

SHADOW2KK

Xantaria wrote: »

LOL that sounds like typical ZOS spaghetti code

So expecting to be able to access a skill when you`re gear is broken and useless is ZoS fault?

It is rare I stick up for them, but in this case I agree with them.

If your gear is broken, things will not work.

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