exclusive use of light armor

Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:03 pm

Who only uses light armor and ignores heavy armor heavy armor is slow heavy and load and it seems like the best armor sets are light armor so I'll ask once more who only uses light armor
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quinnnn
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:51 pm

Light and heavy can both be perked to be weightless, and all will hit the armor cap with smithing. Comes down to preference.

My preference was light armor. Fur and the Dark Brotherhood set are the only one's I've used. None of my current characters use any armor though.

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Kelsey Anna Farley
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:35 am

I only use light armor. I tend to do a lot of stealth kills and like to stay mobile. I pretty much exclusively use a set of smithed and enchanted Elven armor.

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M!KkI
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:53 am

I don't. Heavy Armor looks more aesthetically pleasing that light.
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Vivien
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:35 am

I only use light armor, I can't stand heavy armor. I prefer to stay mobile and flexible, allows me to fight with more finesse than brute force.

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Laura Simmonds
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:10 am

On average, most of my characters use Light Armor. But it is really up to them which they use. Some use heavy, some use light, some go without armor altogether.

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Batricia Alele
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:52 am

I use the steed stone and wear whatever looks best on my characters. I like to mix heavy and light together.

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joseluis perez
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:16 am

I'll use it exclusively, but that depends on what kind of character and RP I'm doing. I wont play a thief/assassin that wears heavy. Light in this case makes more sense.

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Lillian Cawfield
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:08 am

This Shrek clone is an assassin http://images.uesp.net/8/8e/OB-npc-Gogron_gro-Bolmog.jpg

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Daniel Lozano
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:31 am

I prefer heavy armor because of aesthetics, and light armor for game play purposes. I usually end up using a mix of both on my warrior characters and only strictly wear light for my sneaky type characters.
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Bek Rideout
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:40 am

Depends on what class/race combo I'm playing but I usually use light. Mostly because my favorite armour in the game happens to be light/

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Betsy Humpledink
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:39 am

i prefer enchanted light armor. either thieves guild, nightingale or dragon scale

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Motionsharp
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:45 pm

Light armor usually, though a couple builds I've used heavy just because.

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Sami Blackburn
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:55 am

Depends on the character. As others have said Skyrim perk system and crafting makes them all the same. Like everything else in Skyrim armor is vanillaized, for show only. Since I role-play I still use heavy on warriors and light on rogue-types. I have to pretend it actually makes a difference.

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Justin Hankins
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:09 am

Unarmoured like a real man.

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Adam
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:06 am

I've used both but I prefer light armor since it's perks overall are more useful.

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IM NOT EASY
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:25 pm

As others have said, ultimately for me it comes down to appearance, all other effects being equal

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Suzy Santana
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:01 am

I usually use light armor because generally I like that style better for my characters. Never use helmets, mix and match a lot, usually only take the Agile Defender perks since I have no use for the perks for full sets. I've never really understood what the fuss with hitting the armor cap is about. My characters become OP enough as it is around level 45-50 (and I usually retire them soon after that).
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Marguerite Dabrin
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:53 am

I prefer light armor and hardly ever play a character that wears heavy.

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Austin England
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:33 am

Exactly. Because a real man would charge into battle wearing regular clothes. This makes total sense :facepalm:

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Suzy Santana
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:53 pm

if armor looks good i wear it i dont think much about the perks and all

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Isaiah Burdeau
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:43 pm

Light armor, perked up, smithed up. Can hit the armor cap rather easy. (especially with a little help from my friend, Alchemy....) I generally just wear leather. (albeit, legendary......)

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My blood
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:23 pm

I use light armor only. Because that's what vampires are equipped with, right?

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brandon frier
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:29 pm

My characters often do the same, because you can get better looking characters by mixing/matching. Case(s) in point:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/arkanSTFU/koveras5_zpsdbb16732.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/arkanSTFU/banner2_zpsbcf82977.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/arkanSTFU/rangerstudy_zpsd89eae86.png

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vicki kitterman
 
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Post » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:55 am

I usually use light armor, but this is so true, unfortunately.
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Chris Johnston
 
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