Is it worth crafting vr16 gear over vr15?

ragingruby1991 · February 2016

Hey everybody! I'm relatively new to this game so forgive me if something has gone over my head. I started this game with a few buddies of mine about a month and a half ago and we have finally hit the VR levels and are capable of making end game crafted sets. I got my clothing to 50 yesterday and was crafting my vr16 buddy some magnus set pieces. I noticed when crafting him the chest piece that if I craft it at vr15 it only requires 15 ancestor silk and comes at 1204 armor. If I were to craft the same chest at vr16 it would require 150 ancestor silk but only improve to 1220 armor.

So my question is, is it worth spending so many more crafting materials to craft gear at vr16 when the statistical difference between vr15 and vr16 gear is so small? It just seems to me that requiring 10 times the highest level materials should yield better results, but the difference between the gear seems almost negligible. Has something gone over my head? As I improve the quality of the armor will the statistical values between vr15 and vr16 gear start to spread out more?

Thanks!

Kammakazi · February 2016

It is absolutely worth it if you are trying to hit the absolute maximum possible stats (Health/Magicka/Stamina).

Here is a list of enchantment values on armor: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/235135/vr-15-vs-vr-16-enchantment-values-guide

You don't necessarily build VR 16 for the increased Armor value. You build it because VR 16 Glyphs have a higher value than VR 15 Gylphs.

Resipsa131 · February 2016

Craft v15 gear and save up for v16 gear and when you get it craft it and replace your v15 gear.

ragingruby1991 · February 2016

Kammakazi wrote: »

It is absolutely worth it if you are trying to hit the absolute maximum possible stats (Health/Magicka/Stamina).

Here is a list of enchantment values on armor: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/235135/vr-15-vs-vr-16-enchantment-values-guide

You don't necessarily build VR 16 for the increased Armor value. You build it because VR 16 Glyphs have a higher value than VR 15 Gylphs.

Thanks for the reply! I didn't really think about enchantments and the differences there, so we'll probably stick with vr15 gear for now and grind up the mats to craft vr16.

PhatGrimReaper · February 2016

Hold off on crafting any new gear until the new update has been out for a couple of weeks.