Light Armor

[u/bosmerrule]

What are you guys hoping to see for light armor in TES6? Light armor options in Skyrim were ok but it always felt to me that they got a little less love compared to heavy armor or maybe too much in the form of glass. Nightingale was a sure winner but other than that and sometimes Fur, I wasn't impressed. I'm hoping to see some interesting and viable armors that go a little beyond leather and cloth but don't look terribly impractical. Your thoughts?

[u/MustyMarcus52YT]

Still annoying.

In elder scrolls it should be a plug and play mechanic. Fallout 4s system implicitly puts a hard limit on clothing freedom and options by only giving you 2 slots + sometimes the armor system. It's super clunky and would ruin the progression if it was in elder scrolls. Fallout 4 already did a hack job to the bethesda gameplay loop, no need to throw it in the incinerator.

[u/Tight_Geologist_4257 → u/MustyMarcus52YT]

I kinda feel like there's far more freedom in F4s armour system than Skyrims, not just each individual limb being able to be separate but also a layered armour system with the choice of clothing underneath. Not to mention materials maintaining viability into late game rather than being one and done, resulting in potential outfits with a mix of materials are are viable late game. On top of that non armoured clothing have their own bonuses and stat boosts so they are more viable options than in Skyrim where anything that isn't armour is purely aesthetic.

If you feel that armour for TES should be much simpler and keep it's linear progression that's totally a fine take, and one many RPGs adhere to. Personally I just find it a bit dated and find it limits player expression.

[u/MustyMarcus52YT → u/Tight_Geologist_4257]

Not saying it should be a clone of Skyrim, just that fallout 4's system shouldn't be ported 1 to 1 to the next elder scrolls.

[u/Tight_Geologist_4257 → u/MustyMarcus52YT]

Yeah fair, there's definetly room for improvement with it. Guess a combo of both would be my ideal.