Best place for good armor?

[ItsFishNChip]

I need really strong armor, where can I get some?

[Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical]

Depends on what you want. If you're not a stealth person, go with the BoS quest chain and get Power Armor. If you ARE stealthy, stick with light armor until you finish Lonesome Road and get one of the Courier Dusters.

[ZERO DARK POOTIS!]

Old World blues stealth armour if you are ever lonely :3
"Will you love me if I help you hide" -Stealth Suit MK II

[YouDieNow]

Stealth Suit MK II as Zero said is a fantastic armor that you can use for your entire playthrough.

Just make sure to do all the upgrades on the suit for maximum potential. The challenges are entertaining too haha.

[Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical]

It's medium armor, though, so if you don't mind losing the light armor perks, it's...alright.

[DesertFox]

Lonesome Road has different types of Riot gear, the best being Elite Riot Gear. Also, across the coloroado theres a small area filled with Deathclaws and if you have a high enough sneak ability or some big time firepower, you can Find Enclave Armor and T51b Power Armor (though they do need repairs.) The Enclave Helmet is in one of the caves on the Northern area of the Map.

[Gropax]

Originally posted by Dosbilliam (Big Serious Egun):

It's medium armor, though, so if you don't mind losing the light armor perks, it's...alright.

there is a mod to make it back into light.

[Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical]

Originally posted by Gropax:

Originally posted by Dosbilliam (Big Serious Egun):

It's medium armor, though, so if you don't mind losing the light armor perks, it's...alright.

there is a mod to make it back into light.

Meh. I prefer weapon mods over armor mods, and that mod only helps people WITH the mod. I still prefer the Courier Duster over anything else, though.

[Riko~Nyaa]

Enclave power armor, or Gannon Family tesla armor for you power armor fans. Both are obtainable in the quest For Auld Layne Syne. Just recruit Arcade Gannon in freeside, and play through the games main story (not legion path) and he should eventually side with you (minus a few side objectives that need to be completed first).

Or Elite riot armor for you combat armor fans, its in the northern ridge of the Lonesome road DLC, with a pipe leading to a building top I think.

[Improper Use]

gecko backed reinforced leather armor from honest hearts

sierra madre reinforced security armor from dead money

combat armor mkII from the gun runners

heavy armor sucks. its simply too slow.

[Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical]

Originally posted by Improper Use:

heavy armor sucks. its simply too slow.

That's entirely the point of heavy armor: better protection than anything else at the cost of slow movement and greater costs for things like sprinting.

[Kolvi]

I've been a fan of the sheriffs duster since i first saw it in Megaton, which means every char tends to quickly visit Primm.

[Valsalan]

If you don't have any DLC's you could always get the NCR ranger combat armor, aka ranger black armor, you can get it by getting accepted rep with NCR then talking to col Hsu. If you want non-faction armor then I would use combat armor, can be bought from the gun runners for a lot of money but is protective.

[Improper Use]

Originally posted by Dosbilliam (Big Serious Egun):

Originally posted by Improper Use:

heavy armor sucks. its simply too slow.

That's entirely the point of heavy armor: better protection than anything else at the cost of slow movement and greater costs for things like sprinting.

but its a point that is not realised within the game, apart from early game armor choices the medium armor and light armor are close to the heavy armors, more easily repaired, and easier to obtain.

ramble ramble balance damage health pools and the irrevalence of DT.

[Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical]

Originally posted by Improper Use:

ramble ramble balance damage health pools and the irrevalence of DT.

I'm fairly certain getting shot by say, a 12.7mm SMG, has quite a bit of damage difference between a Courier Duster/Combat Armor and a fully-repaired suit of Enclave Remnant Power Armor.

[Improper Use]

yet in the unmodded game it's very doable without any armor. Let alone npc accuracy dropoff at range.
The NPC damage delt is simply too low, unless you, the player actively set handicaps you are never in any real danger, thus making DT irrevalent.

If damage was say. Doubled, or tripled, then armor would definately start being essential.