Better Armor Without Faction

[shadwstrm]

Can i buy better armor without joining any faction currently have hunter armor with me

[Sardonis Lamir]

Not that I've seen.

[JohannAusRohan]

Yes, there is a Traveler Merchant somewhere near domed city who sells some armor stuff.
Also check the blacksmith in Goliet. But for advanced armor you have to join a faction.
You can also improve your Shield on a workbench for example.

[Scyris]

I'd almost wanna go with the clerics myself just because they are the techy types, and their armor looks cool lol.

[shadwstrm]

well i am almost level 20, i just cannot choose which faction to go with. Was hoping can buy good armor without faction, got a good weapon from the armor smith, was wondering if the same is true for the armor

[JohannAusRohan]

Nope, armor is special stuff in nearly every PB game. So i guess you have to make a decision now :-D

[Ydyp]

Originally posted by shadwstrm:

well i am almost level 20, i just cannot choose which faction to go with. Was hoping can buy good armor without faction, got a good weapon from the armor smith, was wondering if the same is true for the armor

Sorry but joining a faction is required at some point, and the armor is one of those perks you get for joining one. Sadly there is no neutral armor set that you can advance in.

[shadwstrm]

Can some one suggest some faction, i dont want to join berserkers just coz i prefer melee?

[Raz]

no but there is an improve armor perk that you can put points into. i just took level 1 of 3 levels. not sure how well it works though.

[JohannAusRohan]

Originally posted by shadwstrm:

Can some one suggest some faction, i dont want to join berserkers just coz i prefer melee?

just do not overthink this. I like melee too but play cleric.

[Ydyp]

Originally posted by shadwstrm:

Can some one suggest some faction, i dont want to join berserkers just coz i prefer melee?

you could create a seperate save before joining, that way you won't lose to much time when you picked a faction you don't like.

[Sai Kyouji]

Best factionless armor is +13 Scrap Scavenger armour, if I remember right. Some traveling merchants have them. They frequent The Fort and Domed city.
There is also +12 Hunter armour sold in Armour Trader in Goliet and +10 Miner armour at same place. IMO, Hunter and Miner looks better than the +13, though.

Originally posted by JohannAusRohan:

Originally posted by shadwstrm:

Can some one suggest some faction, i dont want to join berserkers just coz i prefer melee?

just do not overthink this. I like melee too but play cleric.

Don't get too stuck on min-maxing. All 3 factions have good skills for melee.

[krampe]

Best non faction armor out of my head:

Body:
1. Miner armor (Hort Ignadon, Travelling Merchant Dome City, Fort Tavar)
2. Scavenger Armor (several Tader in Fort Tavar)
3. Hunter Armor (Goliet Edan)

Head:
1. Miner Helmet, Cloak Head, Hunter Helmet, ...
2. Brown Cloak, Cultivator Helmet, ...
(Hi-Tech shades have some neat bonus like seeing every enemy but sadly no armor value)

Pants:
1. Miner, Scavenger, Hunter, ...

Too bad the Miner armor is just a damn tank top, kinda immersion breaking. Though the helmet looks nice.

[Jakeo10]

The MK3 (Regent) cleric armor is so badass, makes all the other factions armor look like crap. Wish there was epic enchanted armor for the beserkers, maybe a lower tech exoskeleton for outlaws....

[Herb & Bea Ehltée]

Originally posted by Sai Kyouji:

Best factionless armor is +13 Scrap Scavenger armour, if I remember right. Some traveling merchants have them. They frequent The Fort and Domed city.
There is also +12 Hunter armour sold in Armour Trader in Goliet and +10 Miner armour at same place. IMO, Hunter and Miner looks better than the +13, though.

The Miner shirt is +14 despite being just a tank top.

[Kaerius]

Originally posted by krampe:

Best non faction armor out of my head:

(Hi-Tech shades have some neat bonus like seeing every enemy but sadly no armor value

I vastly prefer the item highlight shades, but don't forget the Protective Mask(+2 armor, +25 poison and radiation resistance). It's useful for exploring hazard zones, but also comes in handy in combat sometimes, especially against outlaws/reavers/exiles.