Does anyone use heavy armor anymore? I am a new 60 and what I am seeing is all most everyone is using light. so why even have heavy medium and light?
I am trying to get this down what I should try to buy as I can.
Depends on your job really. Tanking? Heavy. Bruiser? Medium/Heavy. Mage? Medium/Light. Assassin? Light. Healer? Light. Archer? A rope.
LOL well as a new 60 I am not totally sure what my role will be - I used heavy leveling with spear and Light Staff but now that I am 60?
Life Staff I guess you meant? Can go healer but you’d wanna grab a rapier as secondary.
LOL yes Life Staff hmmm rapier with light armor I would guess?
Yep that’s what’s effective right now if healing is your thing.
Thank you
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Well each armor weight has had its time in the sun. Light armor over time and the addition of armor perks negates alot of the draw back of light armor. Medium armor lack the distance light can travel and is not as tanky as heavy. Heavy armor lack mobility and the best form of defense is avoiding damage.
That said, all can work well be light with a propper set is top right now.
New world also has weapons that add to this issue.
Light can work with pretty much every weapon. The dodge is allow for skill light heavy attack canlces and a far distance travel. The far distance also allows a rapid change in direction coming out of the roll. Which when mastered is very unpredictable
Medium with a dex based build can dodge more than any other weight. More i frmaes more damage avoidance.
Heavy shines when paired with a good healer. But every other weight does everything heavy does better except blocking. Block is not a good option even with a shield out side of a 1v1.
The devs have stated armor weights will be revisited for balnce soon no estimated date set.
Hope that helps
I have a light healer who is no longer allowed to wear heavy armour because the healing is then useless.
I play a heavy PvP Tank to live out my fetish for heavy armour and Tanks, but it’s a painful way to go.
AGS and the DPS community have done everything they can to buff the light armour so that theiy cold do a lot of damage and easily protect by dodging.
Now AGS has made a statement that they have recognised the disadvantages of heavy armour and are thinking of a buff.
What can I say, if you want to ride with the mainstream, then Light Armour.
If you have an established opinion how you want to play then take what you like and accept the consequences that are put in your way.
They need to revert the armor bonuses for healing so medium is 15% and heavy is 0% again. It’s pretty insane how much of a difference there is in healing. And you aren’t all that more tankier.
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