There are 3 different categories of weight as follows: Every piece of armor in New World has an assigned weight, and for each piece of armor that’s equipped that weight accumulates. The weight of your armor determines how mobile you will be. See the Prefix and Suffix Section below.Īrmor weight is one of the most important mechanics in New World. The amount of physical and elemental resistances you receive from each piece of armor is determined by a “prefix” system. There are however other advantages to light and medium armor that are noted below under the “Armor Weight” heading. So, heavy armor has the highest armor ratings for both physical and elemental while light armor has the highest for both. Physical and elemental armor rating both scale consistently across armor classes. Physical resistance helps mitigate all physical damage types, such as melee, ranged musket, ranged bow, axe throws, etc.Įlemental resistance helps mitigate all magic damage types, such as fire, void, lightning etc. The higher the gear score the higher your mitigations.Īmor in New World is composed of 2 different types of resistances, Physical and Elemental. Gear score follows a range per tier of gear:īoth your Physical and Elemental resistances scale with the gear score.

Higher gear score means better armor mitigations. Gear score in New World is important to the overall strength of your build. It’s worth noting that there can be either 1 or 2 attribute bonuses associated with a piece of gear, and both 1 and 2 attribute points are considered 1 rarity point. The number of perks (rarity points) associated with each tier of rarity is as follows: Also, the rarer the item the higher the gear score will be within the gear’s tier range. If an item has the maximum of 5 rarity points then it will be a Legendary item. A gem slot and attributes also count as a rarity point, which results in a potential total of 5 rarity points. The progression of rarity in gear is as follows:Įach perk your armor has counts as a rarity point. There’s different gear rarities in New World, and armor is no exception. The level requirement for a specific piece of gear is based on it’s gear score.Īlso worth noting is that higher rarity gear has a lower level requirement than lower rarity gear with the same gear score, which makes rarity of gear even more valuable. However, all gear including armor, has a specific level requirement as well. The gear system in New World is based on different tiers and gear scores.

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