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.

@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.

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.