» Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:41 am
I'd like to see lots of kinds of armor, but medium armor is obviously out. I'd like to see some area specific armor like we saw in morrowind. How about giving Stalthrim another showing? A variety of fur armors, Silver armor, some nice barbarian looking steel, and above all variations in grades of a single material. The iron armor you find abandoned in a cave is going to be low grade, rusty and dirty for the most part, while the new set of armor you purchase is going to shiny, high grade and high durability. I think every kind of armor should have three grades.
-Rusty, Beaten, Worn, Flimsy etc. (Name obviously depends on the type of armor rusty leather wouldn't make much sense)
Low grade armor, most often found abandoned in caves, on the bodies of very low level humanoid enemies or on goblins.
-Battleworn, Used, Scratched, Refurbished etc.
Average grade armor, found on most enemy humanoids you kill, or when you buy it from a shop that sells preowned or refurbished armor.
-Pristine, Sturdy, Reinforced, Shining, Polished etc.
High grade armor, found only on humanoid boss creatures and in certain shops that will forge a suit of armor to your order, this should be highly expensive to buy but also allow you to customize some of the features on your armor. (Smaller or larger shoulders, helmet that covers face so on and so forth.)