Armor after just reaching 50

[glittma]

Having just reached level 50, what armor should I get?

My guess is that I need to craft Heavy Combat armor, or does it depend on character type?

Is there an easy way to decide if a piece of armor I picked up in battle is preferable to Heavy Combat armor? I know where the resistance numbers are, but not the importance of the different types.

[lucg]

If you have game experience, just change armor parts (legendary) with what you found.

Then, do the "Vault Raid" as soon as you can and pill up gold bullions for the Secret Service Armor.

Always watch Minerva sales (gold bullions) for possible deal/reduction of the cost ... .

Tomorow, Minerva will be at Fort Atlas with the Marine Artic Armor plans ... . Probably around 2500 gold bullions for the set ... .

Correctif : it's alot of gold bullions for the entire set so save those gold bullions for the Secret Service Armor ... !

[Phantom]

Currently

Power Armour

Union is the absolute best PvE and PvP armour granting a nice boon to poison resistance when fully equipped

Strangler Heart is the best for PvP damage

Ultracite would be the best tradeable PA


NON power armour

Secret service is currently the best (since forever) the meta is unyielding +int armour for absurd exp gain and other buffs... SS armour also gives the jetpack option

NEXT patch they are adding level 60 regular armour that will give +5 fire damage with a full set when you are attacked (sounds like reflective damage, but it could be that when you are attacked you add fire damage to whoever attacked you with your weapon)... if it also has jetpack it would be superior to SS

Then combat armour would be the best tradable
Wooden armour is also pretty solid as a tradable option too

[Pctechnik]

No love for marine armour?

[Kriminaal]

All good to give him goals but he's level 50. At that point it's either Heavy Leather or Combat Armor. My advice would be to grab Excavator Power Armor until he figures out a path. Excavator will serve him well while he spends the next 100 levels getting the 'Best in Slot' for whatever build he moves towards.

[Pctechnik]

Originally posted by Pctechnik:

No love for marine armour?

No.

[PotatoBasket]

Heavy leather armor is a good choice until you get gold bullion purchased sets available.
Scout armor and marine armor are fine choices as well but the energy resistance from leather will save you in a lot of instances.

The main things to look for in your armor before you specify it to your build is correctly modding it; reducing impact of melee staggers or explosive damage are my recommendation for chest mods, asbestos lining would be exceptional if fire damage weren't broken.

[nozwizard]

Originally posted by glittma:

Having just reached level 50, what armor should I get?

My guess is that I need to craft Heavy Combat armor, or does it depend on character type?

Is there an easy way to decide if a piece of armor I picked up in battle is preferable to Heavy Combat armor? I know where the resistance numbers are, but not the importance of the different types.

i am offering to you "1 set of excavator PA". use it for collecting materials for armor pieces and plans. if you interested add me in game (nozwizard). (and give me in game name in here or msg me in steam)

[Pctechnik]

Originally posted by Y2K:

Originally posted by Pctechnik:

No.

LoL did you just answer yourself ? :steamlaughcry:

I did... Thought it was funny.

although it seems to be true - :sad:

[AlexSledge]

Chinese Stealth Armor is always an option as well - decent protection of 140, and complete* rad immunity. Not to mention... stealth.

[samplexample]

The stats and available mods determine which set is best for your build and needs.
For example, Scout armor is mid-tier defense but you can mod Scout Armor to add +5 AP for each piece, plus low health Uny. This is BiS for a VATs stealth commando that needs a huge AP pool, doesnt anticipate taking damage.

But in terms of defense, the three 'best' non-PA endgame armor sets are Secret Service, Brotherhood Recon, and Muni.
Muni Armor is getting released with the Atlantic City update, and it supposedly outclasses Brotherhood and SS armor. It also looks really badass.

[Phantom]

Originally posted by AlexSledge:

Chinese Stealth Armor is always an option as well - decent protection of 140, and complete* rad immunity. Not to mention... stealth.

Yeah but its (the chinese stealth suit) a noob trap

the stealth is considerably lower than unyielding armours bonus provides, with no bonus effects that 3* gear gets and no bonus mods for things that all armour gets

You lose
75 carry weight
melee damage
vats accuracy
enemy detection
buy/sell prices
45% bonus event/quest exp
45% bonus kill exp
more scrap production
75 AP
faster AP regen
absurd base stealth
faster critical bar fill
better condition of discovered gear
bonus carry weight reductions
bonus resistances
tonnes of other bonuses

Chinese stealth suit... its really only useful as a rad suit if you enter a nuke zone

[BizarreMan]

Something else to consider about the CSS is it’s one piece. So damage anywhere on your body, damages the one piece. It breaks much faster than damage being split among five pieces.

[Mooman]

Beserker = naked. Use your unappealing body as a weapon.

[OranTruk]

WAIT, for Halloween. October 30 - Nov 1 Minerva will be at Foundation with all the Secret Service armor pieces. Start banking that gold!
The Gauss Minigun is available now and in the next The Whitespring combo sale on Oct. 19. Secret Service underarmor and the Shielded lining, Lighter build, and Ultra-light build for SS armor limbs. Does everybody use Buttressed though?

[glittma]

i am offering to you "1 set of excavator PA". use it for collecting materials for armor pieces and plans. if you interested add me in game (nozwizard). (and give me in game name in here or msg me in steam)

Thank you very much! I am BronzeCentipede. :) You rock.