Best In Slot Armor?

[Jason Wang Dang ✅]

Which armor offers the best balanced protection? I'm using synth armor atm, is that the correct choice?

[nobody willsee this video right?]

i like this one.
works well, is moddable, and looks good.
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13572

[Rez Elwin]

Depends if you have the DLC or not, in the Base game (heavy) synth armor is the best. if you Have Far Harbor the Assault Marine armor is the best. And if you have Nuka-World the Operator's is the best. Still all of these pale in comparison to Ballistic weave.

[Mringasa]

Combat Armor is better balanced imo. Synth Armor is weighted more for energy weapon protection. Normally I just choose which one looks better, because by the time you're getting Synth as a droppable, you're getting the 2nd tier in leather/metal/combat and that is much better protection.

Only thing better is that Marine Assault Armor (think that's the name) from Far Harbor. That stuff is fantastic. Absolutely love it, both looks and protection. It's a semi-involved quest that will have you running basically all over the island to get the good stuff. That is the set that is not sold, but you can pickup specific pieces that aren't quite as good from various places there.

[Rez Elwin]

Originally posted by Mringasa:

Combat Armor is better balanced imo. Synth Armor is weighted more for energy weapon protection. Normally I just choose which one looks better, because by the time you're getting Synth as a droppable, you're getting the 2nd tier in leather/metal/combat and that is much better protection.

That's only true when dealing with the very base synth armor. Sturdy Synth armor has the same damage resistance with more energy and the heavy armor beats it in both.

Heavy Synth armor in the base game is the best.

[Kitten Food]

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

Originally posted by Mringasa:

Combat Armor is better balanced imo. Synth Armor is weighted more for energy weapon protection. Normally I just choose which one looks better, because by the time you're getting Synth as a droppable, you're getting the 2nd tier in leather/metal/combat and that is much better protection.

That's only true when dealing with the very base synth armor. Sturdy Synth armor has the same damage resistance with more energy and the heavy armor beats it in both.

Heavy Synth armor in the base game is the best.

it also has less weight, important for sniper builds and weapon stability builds.

[Stardustfire]

when u want to snipe, u work with stealth and give nothing for protection, and than combat is better than synth because synth cant get shadowed.
But TS asked for protection, not for the mod options.