Light or Medium Armour?

[Capishe]

Hi!

I'm currently playing the sniper type of character and I'm relying on sneak ALOT, so I was just wondereing what would be best for me? Light or Medium?

Thanks in advance!

[Bansheebutt]

Well if you're a sniper, you can get away with the clankier medium armors since you're going to have the advantage of distance as well.

[HashireV3]

light armor

if you have DM go with the assassin suit
if you have OWB go with the Stealth suit Mk II
if you have default nv go with the chinese stealth suit
if you have HH go with the Gecko-backed leather armor
if you have LR go with the Courier duster

[Zukabazuka]

Always good to keep a light armor with you, if you have the perk that allows you to repair light armor with other kind of light armor. Helps a lot really.

[White Knight]

I always take the heaviest armour I can get. My targets wouldn't know I was taking a bead on them if I had a marching band with me.

Probably the best set would be one of those nifty stealth suits. Like the Chinese one you can pick up at Hoover Dam. As cool as it is to look like a Ninja it really blows when you start getting attacked while wearing it.

[Capishe]

I've got all of the Dlc's so I don't really know what to pick then :P I think the Chinese stealth suit is too ninja styled for me to like it :P How can I get that Courier dust suit you where talking about?

[Capishe]

Ffs not too ninja styled just the general look of it :P

[Smith Amsterdam]

Joshua Graham's armor is great if your build leans towards critz/luck.

[Khanu]

I would go Light at first but as you level there is no point in staying with light armor. So long term I would say medium ftw

[Yoommik]

it depends. light is cheaper to repair. also, light is good with the "light touch" and "travel light" perks. medium has more protection on the other hand... medium has more weight too... it doesn't hurt to carry a second set of armour either... conditions dending...

[butterfingers158]

Elite Riot gear+Elite Riot helmet (which can be annoying to repair, but worth it)

If you don't mind how it looks (clipping issues), you can wear the 1st recon beret with the riot gear, gives +10% crit chance over all.

[U.N. Ltd Danmaku]

The default stealth detection in the game is more than a little wonky--maximizing stealth and having access to a stealth field (like the one provided with the trial-upgraded Stealth Suit) means you are effectively unfindable so long as you 1) don't bump into anyone, and 2) don't fire unsuppressed weapons. Light armor then doesn't have much of a point, vanity/cosmetic preference set aside. Medium armor is very likely your best bet unless you plan on grabbing feats that only work with Light armor.

If you're using a mod such as Project Nevada's Reblance, then you will very likely want light armor with the option to get a stealth field, either through implants (PN Cyberware), perks (More Perks mod), Stealth Boys, etc.. Just be warned that if you get jumped, you better have a reliable backup that's quick to draw, since PN Rebalance greatly reduces your HP and you can't reset it back to default without MCM.

Hope this helps; best of luck with your new playthrough!

[Daniel Mtanous - USA - INACTIVE]

I would just get a pair of clothes that looks good and role play with it. Add perks for that type of armor and stick to it. But overall I think combat armor is the best. There might be some armor that is similar to the Riley's Rangers armor from Fallout 3 in New Vegas that adds a bunch of stats as well as being light and has great D.

[Xeraphas]

If you get the perk that grants you a bonus to critical and a defense boost against critical on you if you wear light armor, then medium armor is going to spoil those benefits. However, the best armors at least until you get the duster from Ulysses, are all medium armors such as the stealth suit, christine's cos armor (it has a high DT, same weight as stealth, and a modest stealth boost, but thats 5 higher DT than the stealth armor, its also lighter at 20). Other wise, its difficult to find a really good overall light armor with out the dusters you get from Lonesome Road. No other light armor can match it for hit points, DT, and light weight. So it is a tough choice. I often swap between the two, but the light armor, you can also get boosts in speed that medium armor would also spoil, if you get the travel light perk which lets you move 10% faster.

[Capishe]

Alright thanks for all of the suggestions guys! I think I will probably stick with my Ncr trooper armour untill I find some thing better :P