Tsukuni Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hi I have a few questions about armour, purely from a vanity appearance standpoint. Can I say mod a light armour piece for my agent? Do I lose any bonuses by using armour purely as a "skin" to hold mods? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassuro Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yes, you can wear light armor, however all else being the same, light will give you a lower armor rating than medium (meaning it will be less effective in preventing damage). If you really want the look of a piece of light armor, in my opinion it's OK to wear it, as long as you are aware of that it's worse than medium armor. Also remember that depending on what exact piece of armor it is that you like, there might also be something similar available in the game as medium armor, meant for Marauders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggthebase Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) you're only losing armor value using light armor so as long as you are not tanking, you should be able to get away with the rare event that you've got aggro from a mob hitting on you. Armor also only mitigates kinetic and energy damage. Elemental and internal ignore armor so losing armor value won't increase the damage from elemental (fire for example)... Edited October 22, 2012 by Oggthebase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Hi I have a few questions about armour, purely from a vanity appearance standpoint. Can I say mod a light armour piece for my agent? Do I lose any bonuses by using armour purely as a "skin" to hold mods? Cheers Use orange armor. Social orange armor is adaptive and will scale based on your class. Orange armor was created to let you change or keep your look because all the stats come from the componants, which you can swap. With it you can keep something you like all the way to end game. It's the one change to how MMOs work that SWTOR got right. Edited October 22, 2012 by Owsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpphantom Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Use orange armor. Social orange armor is adaptive and will scale based on your class. Orange armor was created to let you change or keep your look because all the stats come from the componants, which you can swap. With it you can keep something you like all the way to end game. It's the one change to how MMOs work that SWTOR got right. Just to nitpick that I don't think they got this right. Systems that use Cosmetic slots got it right. Either way though, Social Gear (or appropriate weight Orange gear) is the way to customize your look and still keep your stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidemjwadham Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 hi im a sith assassin and i was just asking if i cud change light armor to medium armor ? i wud b really greatful if any1 can tell me if i cn or nt thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodan Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 hi im a sith assassin and i was just asking if i cud change light armor to medium armor ? i wud b really greatful if any1 can tell me if i cn or nt thnx nope, you can only use light armor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerensk Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 hi im a sith assassin and i was just asking if i cud change light armor to medium armor ? i wud b really greatful if any1 can tell me if i cn or nt thnx Watch for good adaptive armor in the cartel market. It can be any armor you like and can look a bit more "beefy" than the usual light armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_rush Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Guys, what if I buy purle armor and take away mods from it. Can this ower required level for this adaptive armor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_rush Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) For example, I started a new character and I want him to wear Destroyers aror, but not high lvl enough. So can I remov mods from this adaptive armor and lower required lvl? Edited January 20, 2013 by a_rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenP Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 For example, I started a new character and I want him to wear Destroyers aror, but not high lvl enough. So can I remov mods from this adaptive armor and lower required lvl? most armour have a level requirement set, I think, from the level they drop at. If you pick one up and it is min. lvl of 31, then even removing all mods and enhacements the piece will remain level 31. Even if you put a level 9 armour mod in it I don't believe it will drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_rush Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 most armour have a level requirement set, I think, from the level they drop at. If you pick one up and it is min. lvl of 31, then even removing all mods and enhacements the piece will remain level 31. Even if you put a level 9 armour mod in it I don't believe it will drop. Thank you) Pity, gonna try to find something else ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Ad_Here Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 most armour have a level requirement set, I think, from the level they drop at. If you pick one up and it is min. lvl of 31, then even removing all mods and enhacements the piece will remain level 31. Even if you put a level 9 armour mod in it I don't believe it will drop. Correct, you can still only put it on being level 31 even if all mods are stripped and replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerensk Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just to add to that. When you put higher level mods in the requirement will go up too. So level 31 would be the lowest it can go but if you put a level 49 mod in it it will become level 49 armor. Pretty logical, modable armor doesn't allow you to cheat to higher equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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