Today in the world of computer games there are only a few projects that are incredibly successful. Series such as The Elder Scrolls or Mass Effect are known even to users who are not very keen on this genre. It is also worth highlighting the Dragon Age series, which offers gamers the deepest immersion in the beautifully crafted gaming world. In it you will find a wide variety of enemies, and allies with unusual abilities, as well as various sets of armor, weapons and other items that you can use in the future. This article will discuss what kind of armor happens in Dragon Age, using the example of the most popular game in the series - Origins.
Light armor
Naturally, your character can play the whole game in a shirt or in a robe if he chooses the path of the magician. However, in most cases, heroes need armor in Dragon Age. And even if you are not going to make a warrior out of your character, at least a light kit can come in handy, since it can protect you from small damage, will not hamper your movements, and also allow you not to invest in characteristics you do not need, because to wear heavy armor, you need to pump power. Why do we need high strength indicators for a magician or an archer? In this game, Wade’s dragon leather armor is considered the best leather armor. They are able to reflect almost thirteen units of damage, while giving you good resistance to fire. And if they are also excellent, then stability is doubled, and you also get additional units of dexterity. However, note that in Dragon Age the armor is not limited to what the original version of the game offers you: the Awakening add-on, for example, adds new sets of armor to the game.
Light Armor in Awakening
This addition adds several light armor at once - in Dragon Age, the armor is already diverse, but in this case you get access to much more powerful samples. For example, you can get Blackblade armor, which gives your character a huge amount of various bonuses, while providing protection much more solid than ordinary, even the best light armor. Accordingly, it is recommended to install the Awakening add-on, as in this case you can get more pleasure from searches, as well as from the use of various armor options. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, the armor is not so diverse, but this episode of the game was released recently, so in the near future you can expect additions that will expand your capabilities.
Medium Armor
In Dragon Age, the best armor is one that fits your character perfectly. After all, each type has its own special characteristics, so that armor, which has only one, but very important bonus for you, may turn out to be better for you than another armor, which will have a dozen bonuses that are useless for your hero. For example, if we talk about medium armor, chain mail armor, in fact, provides only actual protection, since their bonus is a small minus to fatigue. But the ancient elven armor, although they have a lower protection rate, add to your hero dexterity, physique, resistance to magic, and a chance to repel an attacking spell. In general, the choice must be made wisely. Naturally, there are armor mods in Dragon Age: Origins that can add even more options to the game, but nevertheless it is worth considering classic designs, as well as those that appear when installing the official add-on.
Medium Awakening Armor
In Dragon Age: Inquisition, the best armor is naturally among the original options. However, speaking of Origins, here still the models from the add-on have an advantage over the original samples - in most cases they have better protection indicators, as well as a more extensive impact of bonuses. For example, you can take one of the best examples of medium armor from the add-on - the armor of a reconnaissance legionnaire. She has almost 18 units of defense, but at the same time she still adds points of dexterity, stamina and attack to your character. It is also worth noting that this armor reduces the character's resistance to cold due to the fact that in parallel increases the resistance to fire. This is a pretty high-quality armor in Dragon Age - the armor of gray guards, of course, is much more impressive, but among medium-sized sets you are unlikely to find better.
Heavy armor
If we talk about heavy armor, then here you definitely need to pay attention to the ceremonial armor, as it guarantees you a fairly high rate of protection. But this is far from all - you will also receive a number of bonuses from use, and only one of them will be negative - the loss of three defense points. But you will get psychological resistance to spells, and also increase the chances of repelling an attack from a long distance.
Heavy Armor in Awakening
Installing the Awakening add-on guarantees a gamer who has chosen the path of a warrior or any other class using heavy armor a very good replenishment in the collection of armor. The fact is that you will have access to the armor of the Stewardess, which is considered one of the most powerful in the game. Its defense score is almost twice that of the ceremonial armor that was previously described. But if that armor gave you only a couple of bonuses and even imposed one fine, then in this case everything is much more impressive. You get an increase in armor, dexterity, protection, and also greatly increase resistance to electricity spells. Moreover, when wearing this armor, your stamina in battle is restored much faster. As you can see, this armor can do you a lot of good on the battlefield, so you should definitely find it on the Vigil Tower of the Turnoblov estate.
Massive armor
In most role-playing games, the armor ends in heavy, but in Dragon Age, things are a little different. The fact is that there is another section here, which is called the "massive armor". These are the heaviest and most powerful samples that require an incredibly high power indicator, but also protect you from an impressive amount of damage. For example, the armor of the Legion of the Dead has a protection index of almost 32 points - for comparison, the previous armor, which is one of the most powerful in the game, has only about 27 points. But such an indicator of protection does not remain “naked”, that is, you also get several bonuses. Among them, an increase in willpower and protection indicators, and when collecting a full set of armor, also a decrease in the level of fatigue, which is very important in the case of massive armor.
Massive Awakening Armor
Well, it's time to talk about the most powerful armor that exists in the game. As you can already understand, to access it you will need the Awakening add-on - as soon as you install it, you will have two options for obtaining this armor. You can kill the First in the Shadow of the Black Swamps quest, and you can also get it in the chest after the quest Tears in the Veil. Why is this armor so good? First of all, it has a maximum protection rate among all other types of armor - 39 units. It has three holes for inserting enchanted stones, but even without them this armor guarantees you not weak bonuses. You will receive an increase in physique, health will be restored in battle faster, you will also increase almost all primary and secondary skills, you will get a chance to evade projectiles fired from a distance, as well as a certain level of resistance and an increased chance of dealing critical damage. You can get such armor in the game, and then you definitely will not need other models.
Armor Mods
As you can see, this game has an incredibly huge variety of different armors. However, gamers create modifications that allow you to further expand the range. Naturally, these are unofficial mods, so you can safely ignore them if you have enough armor already. However, for example, in the case of Dragon Age 2, armor mods can come in handy, since there are not so many types as in Origins.