Oblivion talk:Light Armor

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Contents 1 Clarification 2 Speed 3 Master Perk 4 Decreasing encumbrance 5 light vs heavy 6 Skill does not increase

[edit] Clarification

Under Mastery Perks it says:
An Expert's equipped light armor does not encumber him at all
When a Master wears only light armor, he gains a bonus of 50% to the armor rating of that armor

My questions:
1. Is there a difference between equipping and wearing?
2. More specifically, if I am a Master (100%) of light armor and I wear all light armor BUT carry (equip) a heavy armor shield, do I still get the light armor Master bonus to all my light armor?
Thanks - BA
167.127.179.10 19:16, 10 January 2007 (EST)

• Equip is the act of starting to wear an item, so practically no. If you wear a heavy shield, then obviously the condition of wearing all light armor is not met. --FMan | Talk |http://www.fooman.fi/ 20:03, 10 January 2007 (EST)

[edit] Speed

What determines your the amount your running speed is decreased? Is it your total carried wieght or the wieght of your armour?

And at master level is there any speed advantage between light and heavy armour?

[edit] Master Perk

If I wear all light armor, Does that mean the defense I get is doubled? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.115.229.11 (talk • contribs).

As long as you are master in light armor. I don't think it's doubled; you get 50% bonus. So if your regular amount of defence is 50, you add 25 to bring up your armor rate to 75. Although, you have to wear a full light armor set: shield and helmet included. They don't have to be all of the same type though (aka: all glass). I'm pretty sure wearing full outfits like the Dark Brotherhood armor also gives a bonus. Vesna 21:31, 29 February 2008 (EST)

You don't have to have a light armor shield at all. As for the helmet, I believe you'll only lose the bonus if you wear a heavy armor helmet; switching from the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal, which isn't armor at all, to the Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw causes me to lose the bonus, but I definitely have it with the Cowl on. Shashakiro 03:15, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

• For some reason on my game the armor ratings of my armor change even though the health has not changed, i have the cuirass of the crusader and glass cuirass but when i equip them with the other crusader relics minus shield the armor rating is 72 for both of them but sometimes it changes to 62, can anyone suggest why this happens?Dadrak 13:50, 8 March 2009 (EDT)

Humm... The Crusader Cuirass has a "Resist Normal Weapons" enchantment, witch I believe adds too your armor. Also, all the crusader relics worn together add the effect of 5% shield.--70.49.221.62 10:38, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

[edit] Decreasing encumbrance

So, any explanations as to why my encumbrance decreases when I equip pieces of light armour? I can't see the explanation given in the mastery perks... Gnome

One of the mastery perks described in the article is that any equipped light armor does not affect encumberance. So yes, your encumberance will go down when you equip pieces of light armor. --Darth NANAME 14:16, 5 August 2008 (EDT)

Just to clarify Darth's comment, what you are seeing is the weight of the armor being subtracted from your encumbrance. The Expert-level perk makes light armor weightless when equipped/worn, but it still weighs its normal amount when in your inventory but not equipped/worn. So when you equip light armor in your inventory, the weight of that piece of armor is subtracted from your encumbrance. --Gaebrial 03:12, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

Just to clarify on that point: when you reach Expert level in your light armor skill, light armor no longer encumbers you when you wear it. That means if you're wearing a shirt, for instance, a glass cuirass in your inventory will count towards your encumbrance total; put it on and that weight will disappear. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 03:16, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

[edit] light vs heavy

what advantages does light armor have over heavy? is light better for marksman/magic or is it just meant to cost less or what? 208.58.40.222 21:18, 12 June 2009 (EDT)

At lower levels, Light Armor gives you a huge advantage in terms of how fast you move: since you have to be a Master in Heavy Armor to be able to move as efficiently. Light Armor is obviously lighter, and since it weighs less it can be useful if your Strenght and Encumbrance aren't too high. While it is worth less than Heavy Armor, it actually a better deal to pick up light armor, since the value ratio is higher. --SerCenKing ^Talk 06:38, 13 June 2009 (EDT)

However this is balanced by the fact that heavy armour is more protective (before master the armour simply has better protection, but after master the higher hp of heavy armour means it provides a better AR for longer. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 92.1.88.63 (talk • contribs) on 22 June 2009.

I don't believe it really matters what armor you wear. Even for the momentary detriment (compared to heavy) of light armor, it is easy to make it up. --Mr. Oblivion^(T-C) 13:29, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

[edit] Skill does not increase

I'm wearing a full suit of light armour, minus a shield, and I've let a bandit beat me to within an inch of my life but my light armour skill has not increased at all. I'm playing the PS3 version. This is the second time it's happened and I've been playing for ages. Anyone else have this glitch before? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.187.194.74 (talk • contribs) on 2 August 2009.

What is your current skill level? At high levels, it can take a long, long time before your skill increases. Try looking at the progress slider in your menu (I have no idea how this works on the PS3 so I can't tell you how). Is that advancing at all? –rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 12:51, 2 August 2009 (UTC)