Guild Wars 2

maddoctor.2738:

Why would anyone want to nerf his/her character with lower armor? Heavy armor gives higher armor rating, who would ever want to use Medium or Light that give far less? :S

You’re missing the point. It’s not for a gameplay advantage, it’s for looks and fun. Like town clothes.

I agree with Fletcher! There’s no reason to restrict Soldier-type professions to wear only heavy armor; any reason for the restrictions like gear-stealing or whatever else doesn’t hold up in GW2, where almost all armor is gotten through crafting or tokens anyway.

It’s purely for style, and isn’t exploitable in the slightest. It’d be a wonderful QOL improvement for those of us who like making our characters look good.