Are robes doable or is it too much of an AC hit?

[Malad]

<DIV>Anybody tried wearing robes instead of light armor for the chest slot?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Since we are into avoidance over mitigation was wondering if the loss of AC on the one piece would really hurt us.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So anybody try this and have ok results?</DIV>

[X-Kevl]

No I havent tried yet...But as the Chestpiece gives the highest AC rating of all pieces (I think roughly 40% of overall AC), you are toast if a yellow mob hits you.But someone should test nonetheless, everything is better than the "I am Brownie the root dwarf"-look I am currently wearing. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Malad]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> X-Kevlar wrote:<BR>No I havent tried yet...<BR><BR>But as the Chestpiece gives the highest AC rating of all pieces (I think roughly 40% of overall AC), you are toast if a yellow mob hits you.<BR><BR>But someone should test nonetheless, everything is better than the "I am Brownie the root dwarf"-look I am currently wearing. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes I was worried it would be a large ac difference but since we often get pounded when we do take a hit I wondered how much of a difference it would be.  Since my Bruiser to be is still low level I not had the opportunity to test and was hoping somebody here has tried.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just thinking some fo the robes look nice and with a bo stick in combat might look rather spiffy.</DIV></FONT>

[Brashn]

There were several high-end monk robes in EQ, hopefully that tradition will carry over into this game.

[Snip]

<DIV>Monks would look cool in robes..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But would you really want a bruiser in robes? I don't think that's what we're meant to be like tbh. I think we're more the sort of people that would punch someone for even considering wearing a robe.. :p</DIV>

[Drexel]

<DIV>I agree with Snip.....you want to put a Robe on a Bruiser?  Thats like the worst thing you could do to a character thats supposed to be a toughguy.  OMG....the image is burned into my brain now....ARGH! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sliestack</DIV>

[Jezekie]

Since all robes currently are VLA (Very Light Armor), the AC hit is far to big. On the chest slot it seems there's atleast a loss of about 100 ac on the good robes around late 20s/early 30s.

[mlind]

<DIV>When u finish AQ6 you get a awesome looking gi. Why would you want to wear robes?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>tramenxs </DIV> <DIV>26 bruiser/ 25 tailor Blackburrow server</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Oidan]

<DIV>If you cant get a grp as a bruiser, go anon. Put your robe on and Wizzy staff. Go to town in grp and they will be amazed.</DIV>