Best New Heavy Armor : V

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:05 am

Whats the best new stuff to craft for Heavy armor? Is there lootable armor that is better than the crafted Bonemauld armor? Is Daedric armor always going to be the best stuff in the game?

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:33 pm

Honestly if your heavy armour goes up past ... I think its 580? Any extra points don't matter because there's a limit on the damage reduction. So although I once had a set of armour that was rated 1700 and something there's not much point! Honestly it doesn't matter which suit you use. Which do you think looks best - or best suits your character? When you relax enough to ask those sorts of questions you'll enjoy the game more.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:41 pm

Honestly if your heavy armour goes up past ... I think its 580? Any extra points don't matter because there's a limit on the damage reduction. So although I once had a set of armour that was rated 1700 and something there's not much point! Honestly it doesn't matter which suit you use. Which do you think looks best - or best suits your character? When you relax enough to ask those sorts of questions you'll enjoy the game more.

This. Get a suit you think looks good, or a mixture of pieces, and improve them until your total armor value is past 570-580. You have now capped your damage reduction at 80% of the total incoming damage. Any further improvement of the armor rating past that is pointless as there will be no increase in damage reduction. So you can have maximum protection and look good doing it too!

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:56 am

This. Get a suit you think looks good, or a mixture of pieces, and improve them until your total armor value is past 570-580. You have now capped your damage reduction at 80% of the total incoming damage. Any further improvement of the armor rating past that is pointless as there will be no increase in damage reduction. So you can have maximum protection and look good doing it too!

Awesome, good to know, thanks.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:37 am

Personally I dont like Deadric Armour, it looks too evil and out of place for who I am, before traveling to Solstheim, I crafted and Improved my new set of Nordic Armor, as Im a Nord, and I love it.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:24 pm

The coolest looking is the Carved Nordic. I switched to it from Daedric because of that.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:08 am

The armor cap is 667, but with every piece of armor you have on, you get an extra 25 that isn't displayed. So if you have a helmet armour boots and gauntlets on it gives you and extra 100 armor rating that's not displayed. So you only need it to show 567 for it to be maxed.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:15 am

Carved is literally epic.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:43 am

Yeah, Carved nordic armor is gorgeous. It is my new favorite armor and respec'd from light armor to heavy armor just to wear it. It can also easily reach the 567 armor cap. Also, the weapons are beautiful too. I love the mace.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:33 am

carved nordic is epic its the best armour in game and easily reaches armour cap

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:22 pm

Gah-Julan Bonemold Armor. Nuff said.

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:59 pm

Probably already been asked....but does anybody know if you can improve Miraaks armour?

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:02 am

carved nordic is epic its the best armour in game and easily reaches armour cap

I love it and I can just picture the 500 that Ysgramor led against the mer wearing that armor as they kicked ass across Skyrim.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:14 am

makes sense that Daedric armour, along with the weapons, are always gonna be the best base armour and weapons.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:18 am

Except that Daedric weapons aren't the best anymore, Sh00byD00 - Dragonbone are the deadliest. Although with good smithing and enchanting almost any weapon can end up overpowered.

» Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:31 am

i've been rocking the carved nordic with the warlord mask, looks pretty sweet

» Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:38 pm

My favorite is Bonemold due to how it looks and the nostalgia it brings.