New Posts For Thread: Medium armor needs to be tweakedhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweakedMedium armor is the best at high levels, and the worst at low levels. This can and should be easily fixed.Take a look at the armor tables in the playtest packet and run the numbers. Let's assume light armor wearers have at least a +3 dex to begin wDex based bonuses to armor need to be removed. Instead have your strength determine how much you can wear and carry. Stronger characters have the better armor, weaker characters should find something else, either ranged weapons, concealment, a trick,http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweaked?post_id=523690359#523690359Dex based bonuses to armor need to be removed. Instead have your strength determine how much you can wear and carry. Stronger characters have the better armor, weaker characters should find something else, either ranged weapons, concealment, a trick,Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:30:25 -0500I wonder if it would be terribly impactful to the joy of critting if heavy armors required attackers to confirm crits?http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweaked?post_id=523689699#523689699I wonder if it would be terribly impactful to the joy of critting if heavy armors required attackers to confirm crits?Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:12:07 -0500This is a nasty problem that plagues dnd, heavy armor and shields rarely manage to compensate for their encoumbrance while light armor and no armor characters can usually dig up tons of feats, abilities, and magic items to boost their AC's well overhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweaked?post_id=523689343#523689343This is a nasty problem that plagues dnd, heavy armor and shields rarely manage to compensate for their encoumbrance while light armor and no armor characters can usually dig up tons of feats, abilities, and magic items to boost their AC's well overSat, 01 Sep 2012 17:01:56 -0500Wow, all that does it encourage people to max their DEX even more. For the first seven levels if I put RP and character versatility aside, I can have a character that stands toe-to-toe with the BBEG better than the tank. If you want a DEX based evasihttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweaked?post_id=523688385#523688385Wow, all that does it encourage people to max their DEX even more. For the first seven levels if I put RP and character versatility aside, I can have a character that stands toe-to-toe with the BBEG better than the tank. If you want a DEX based evasiSat, 01 Sep 2012 16:33:48 -0500And I think wearing heavy armor should be the consolation prize--you didn't spend stat points on the AC stat, so here's your second place prize for which you need zero stat investment.The Basic, Martial, and Heavy weapon charts clearly designate thehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29355245/Medium_armor_needs_to_be_tweaked?post_id=523683839#523683839And I think wearing heavy armor should be the consolation prize--you didn't spend stat points on the AC stat, so here's your second place prize for which you need zero stat investment.The Basic, Martial, and Heavy weapon charts clearly designate theSat, 01 Sep 2012 14:32:03 -0500