Courtesy of the fine folks at Tamriel Foundry yet again, a brief look into the armor lines of The Elder Scrolls Online.

http://tamrielfoundry.com/2013/10/skill-overview-armor/

Can't wait to see how this thread goes.

well, there goes any chance of playing a mage using medium or Heavy armor and it having any chance of being truly viable.

Quite the opposite. Just maybe, this is the chance for mages to finally break the 'glass cannon' mould and throw out spelly goodness without dying in one shot. Let's not criticize a build's viability until we've actually seen it in PvP.

Uh, no. Trust me when I say this is wrong.

We've been told these things from the start, by the way. "If you want to be better with magic stuff, wear more magic oriented armor." Its a no brainer. Having additional stamina/stealth capability/sturdiness isn't terrible at all if you choose to mix and match. I myself will likely be mixing light and heavy armor for the defensive increases at launch.

I love being able to wear whatever armor you want and wield whatever weapon you want and still be viable.

Although some combinations may be more difficult than others, you can potentially pull off any combo you want.

Also, listen to Carde... he's smart!

Well, I hope you guys are right, I really want to play a D&D style cleric.

Thanks for posting this, seems there's going to be some interesting combinations for people to use/try out, I like the idea of a heavy armor sorcerer, using summons for the minions (deadric minions?) they get, then using either a two handler or acting as a tank, can't wait to see what people come up with.

^ Some work might need to be put in to some builds, but almost anything is possible.

Thanks for sharing!

So if there are 7 slots, the best way to mix and match is probably to take 5 from one type of armor (to get the passive) and 2 from your secondary choice.

What are the 7 pieces?

Head, gauntlets, greaves, chest, boots, and maybe shield. what is the seventh one?

shield would go in one of the two weapon slots I believe. Other two are jewellery, i.e. rings, and...dang, now I've forgotten one.

there is heavy and light jewellery? @_@

Head, chest, shoulders, legs, hands, feet, and belt.

I keep seeing a mage wearing heavy armour using a two handed weapon wreathed in protective magic and using pets to aid him in melee.