#Fallout new vegas combat armor plus#

The only time in recent memory I have of being critically hit by an enemy(and noticing), was when a deathclaw critically hit me in the head and I died instantly, but at that time I was wearing light armor and had the light touch perk.

I will reiterate, that enemies very rarely land a critical hit. Strength is also useful to use a weapon to 100% of its effectiveness, if you plan to wear power armor in the end thats one less point of strength you need. (as opposed to simply vs explosives), Heavy duty armor thus benefits more from it. Hit the Deck increases your DT by 50% when any explosive weapon is equipped. Enemies rarely land critical hits the bonus defense from light touch is minor.Дue to bug heavy armor does have an interesting perk for it. A high DT character will be better protected from damage. Contrary to popular belief criticals don't ignore DT. Pulse weapon weakness, meh the damage pulse grenades and mines due to power armor is comparable to frag grenades. Remnant or T-51b Power Armor provides ALOT more DT protection then any light or medium armor. (T-51b's helmet also gives a charisma bonus of all things) Most powerarmor has no agility penalty, Only T-45d and the NCR salvaged model.(which isn't even power armor anymore). *Nothing looks more baddass then the NCR ranger veteran combat armor, I'd wear it purely for style*. Armor is also instantly equiping there's nothing stopping you from wearing light clothing then instantly equipping heavy armor the moment combat begins. So you'd go for medium or heavy armor's protection. If your a melee or unarmed based character using heavy handed then landing critical hits isn't really a concern. This severally limis your light armor protection options. If you don't have the DLC dead money then you don't have access to the assassin suit or the siera security armor or the light touch perk. Manuela Ribeiro Pereira Posts: 3423 Joined: Fri 10:24 pm Again, something like that could be the difference between life and death when a pulse grenade goes off. While that may not seem like a big deal, I think (could be wrong here) that the Medium armor doesn't suffer from being severely weak to pulse damage. It's also worth mentioning that the best MA is only 2 DT points less than the best HA. I'd agree if HA offered like 40 DT and LA only offered 18, but as it is now, I see the extra crit %, the extra crit protection and the increased movement speed as being well worth the loss of 10 DT. 18 DT already has you pretty much covered and the 10 DT difference isn't so signifigant when you consider the fact that LA could potentially save you from an enemy crit, which would spare you FAR more HP than that 10 extra DT would hell, it may be the difference between life and death. The difference between the DT of the best quality Light Armor and the best quality HA is 10, where the LA provides 18 DT and the HA provides 28. One of the strengths of this franchise is the ability to take on many varied situations with a wide array of solutions.Д«ut that's just it. Power armor grants its own bonuses, such as being able to Rambo entire camps without healing or having a concern for your health. Not everyone values movement while shooting. Kelsey Hall Posts: 3355 Joined: Sat 8:10 pm So sell me on this: why would anyone pick anything but Light Armor? I get that not everyone is going to invest two perk slots into LA and sometimes people do just seek pure DT, but my point is that if someone is truly looking to have the best possible armor and the best possible defense and they're willing to invest in those perks, HA, clothing and MA really don't have anything going for them. This is usually all at the cost of -1 to agility, a huge weakness to Pulse weapons and again, you move slower. Heavy armor provides even MORE DT, perhaps some STR, and, through a perk, more resistance to the seldomly used energy weapons (Fiends are the only EW enemy that one can expect to constantly run into, and they're hardly dangerous). Medium armor provides slightly more DT, but nothing more than that. Don't underestimate any of those Endurance is self-explanatory, CH improves your followers and agility improves your reload) but doesn't provide any good DT. Normal clothing can offer faster movement and ocassionally some nice stat bonuses (+1 Charisma, endurance or agility. I don't know about you, but an enemy crit is one of the most dangerous obstacles for me well worth losing the extra DT just to avoid those.

#Fallout new vegas combat armor plus#

With perks, light armor lets your character move faster and crit more often PLUS decreases the likelihood that an enemy crits you. Seriously, is there a point to any other armor besides Light Armor?