Any Use For Cloth Armor?

[cmiddlebrook 182]

I'm getting my tailoring up and wondering if I should focus mainly on rugs (plus a few sails etc) or is there any demand for cloth armor? I've seen in the marketplace the odd rare piece being sold but most people seem to go for leather or chain from what I can see. Do people actually use cloth armor? If so, why? :-)

[squirrels 32]

Ask again in a month think there will be once 1.0 comes out.

[Gorwst 129]

One alliance mate of mine uses high QL cloth armor on their priest alt so that they have some armor, but are not encumbered by it. (Alt has little built up strength.)

Other than that, I don't know anyone who uses it myself.

[Xandra 353]

Hi,

my digger alt usually is in QL 65 - 70 cloth armor. With a mount, sufficient FS and weapon skill this is not a major problem. It's rare that we meet monsters that cannot be killed this way.

But the light weight of cloth is a huge benefit when digging in high slopes

Have fun!

PS: We're making those ourselves and have yet to sell a single set of cloth armor - all those nOObs are in drake already ... ;-)))

[cmiddlebrook 182]

thanks for the replies guys - I was also thinking along the lines of a set for alts that don't want the movement penalty. Think I'll make a set for my priest at least.

[Keldun 335]

Cloth armour also makes excellent emergency bandages, same for satchels.

Edited November 22, 2012 by Keldun

[san_tropez 394]

A full set of cloth weight next to nothing, has no movement penalty and adds a chance for enemies to glance off.

[BrQQQ 2,854]

That and high quality cloth armor is actually pretty decent (90ql cloth will nearly halve the damage you get compared to no armor). Also put aosp on it, creatures will do quite some damage to you and a lot of it will be reflected back to them with aosp. It's much more noticable than aosp in high quality chain for example.

Last thing is apparently if you wear heavy armor, your favor regen is slower. I think if you wear cloth, it will barely affect your favor regen (compared to no armor) but I'm not 100% sure about that.

[san_tropez 394]

Is cloth armour even using the rule of 70? I roll in 60ql cloth, and mobs still hit when they hit, the damage reduction is minimal

[Gone420 609]

pvp->

put alt in 1ql high aosp armour, get guy to hit you

oh wait guy nearly killed himself from aosp wounds

[cmiddlebrook 182]

That's excellent thanks, I also have a Vyn priest so yes any cloth I made would have AoSP :-)

[ReaverKane 363]

That's excellent thanks, I also have a Vyn priest so yes any cloth I made would have AoSP :-)

Yeah, improve it as far as you can, get aosp as high as you can, wear a shield with that and you'll be solid. also since its light if the mob is too hard you'll run faster.

Cloth is slightly better than no armor, but of course, leather is always better than cloth.

Anyway the biggest selling point on tailoring is making sheets (for beds) and sails (which can be hard at first, so they sell nicely).

[Bachus 462]

My Fo priest wore cloth armor for a long time and it really works well for Fo. You can take most things in it just as well as Studded (but trolls, green scorpion, and really nasty styff like that) I even tamed my Champ Croc in 80ql cloth and 70ql sheild.

The reason it works better for Fo is you have Oakshell you can cast on yourself when you are fighting the harder things ( like Champion Crocs).

I have my alts running around in the 40 ql cloth I make and it is better than nothing. The cave bugs do not hurt them as much and they can survive a fight with a spider with it.

[JackBurton 903]

you can use a cloth shirt to wipe up the wet spot

[AndreC 48]

Death.

Nah I heard really good ql cloth is worth getting in the right situations.

[Keldun 335]

The reason it works better for Fo is you have Oakshell you can cast on yourself when you are fighting the harder things (like Champion Crocs).

Oakshell doesn't work through armour, not sure if cloth is exempt but I doubt it. So you'd only be using it on your face.

[Wossoo 1,915]

Visible cloth armour looks alot more fancy and civilised than armour too

[MetalDragon 1,630]

Poolsclosed used to PvP in cloth, i remember he beat up two well known PvPers in cloth and they ran to a mine door.

[Gone420 609]

Poolsclosed used to PvP in cloth, i remember he beat up two well known PvPers in cloth and they ran to a mine door.

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i believe back then cloth had a retarded glance rate

[MrGARY 12,421]

For people wondering about the favor regen for armor: From my testing a while back, the gloves, sleeves, and boots do not interfere with favor regen amount at all. Only your helm, jacket and pants do, so for my priests I just keep them in chain with the small pieces on, and the helm, jacket, and pants in inventory ready for quick wearing.

[Bachus 462]

Oakshell doesn't work through armour, not sure if cloth is exempt but I doubt it. So you'd only be using it on your face.

Other people said that too but my experience (charming crocs) tells me otherwise. I take a lot less dmage afer casting it on myself while wearing cloth haven't tried it with studded yet.

[Wox 1,477]

More cloth armor designs will be added in the future. Skirts, robes , jackets, capes(no armor only visual), pants and so on.