Quote (MotivationalDream @ Jun 2 2015 05:46pm)
Wasn't sure how armors are ranked, believed that heavy ones have the highest defense and that's why was searching for that type of armor.
there's two defense, melee and magic, plate has the highest melee but lowest magic defense. during a climb you will generally take more melee damage, but the magic damage will be what causes your first death (caster ep hit hard). generally i would say scale is the best armor (mathematically), but due to what i just said, a good argument could be made to say leather is better (could save a death).
not to mention you will eventually need a medium armor set (and a robe set), you dont necessarily need a heavy armor set once you get playing (which is why heavy armor is so much cheaper, don't downplay the value of cheap starter gear)