Half-orc enhancement idea to get those armors being worn.

[Chaosprism]

Half-orc fur mastery I:
While wearing any hide armor you gain cold resistance 5 and +2 natural ac.


They know how to make decent hide armor and can tailor lesser apparel to be more functional.




Actually, come to think of it, this sort of item enhancement could work for some of the other lesser armors:


Kensai I:
While wearing any splint mail you gain 5/bludgeon/piercing and +2 shield Ac.

[Talon_Moonshadow]

I don't exactly support your idea, but one thing that bothers me in this game, is that so many types of armor are useless, or very subpar to other types.


basically we have robes, chain shirts, or mithral breastplates, and (mithral)full plate as the only sensible armor choices for most chars.
All chars if you wear a dex item.


I'd like to see options to make other armors (or armor in general) useful too.



Part of the reasons we have the curent situation is because of enhancements to armor max dex bonuses that some classes/PREs have.

So they need to look at how dex bonus and armor can be adapted to make more armor types useful.


Then there is armor at end game in general.

But crafting armor with defenses buffs of some kind would at least make the armor useful, if not the AC.

[TiranBlade]

I also agree types of amor are not being used, and the idea of adding enhancements to them I think is a good idea, but giving something as big as that not be nessicary.

It would be more like the fighter/dwarf lines and grant it to specific armors with some classes, I know the druid would get a kick out of it with druid armor. Elves light maybe?

It really all comes down to balance. And it hard to achieve sometimes. In the great numbers game that MMO's are most will lose out to the rest in terms of best in numbers, I just hope there is a feasible solution in the future, because all kinds of gear are rotting or going non existant from vendor trashing.

-TiranBlade

[Chaosprism]

Could even be a barbarian general enhancement (though probably expensive AP wise 4 points?)

+2 dodge (or natural AC) bonus if you're wearing HIDE ARMOR

[Mr_Ed7]

Yeah but where are the Owl Bears at so we can skin them?

[Angelus_dead]

I've previously suggested giving certain races/classes an enhancement to make substandard armor types potentially attractive to them.

However, remember that in this case, Hide Armor is waiting around for the Druid class. It's meant to be the eventual Druid uniform, as it provides low-moderate dexterity Druids with the best AC they can cast spells in. (Of course, we must hope that Turbine figures out a way to prohibit Kung Fu bear with wisdom AC)

[FluffyCalico]

(Of course, we must hope that Turbine figures out a way to prohibit Kung Fu bear with wisdom AC)

No nerfing my panda

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[Zilta]

I wish brigadine was more useful, gets my vote for coolest looking armor in the game.