Originally posted by Tangoblue:

Do you really want to run around the Plains in light armor?

I run around the plains in Fenrir armor at night while jamming out to Metal Music 🎶 🔥😇😻 🐺🐺🐺

Actually, the fantastic additions of tar pits and lox riding/breeding shows the developers are still investing effort into the Planes, so would not be surprised if the plains get caves in the future.

Not all progression stages need to have symmetric or identical features.

Originally posted by Rhapsody:

Not all progression stages need to have symmetric or identical features.

It doesn't, but it is true that generally plains is lacking variety in armour.

Originally posted by i have 2024 vision fear me:

Originally posted by Rhapsody:

Not all progression stages need to have symmetric or identical features.

It doesn't, but it is true that generally plains is lacking variety in armour.

Not just armor, it's lacking in some of the weapons too. There's no spear or bow variants.

I'm new to the game and just 'finished' the plains other than the boss (still looking for an altar, but have all the materials and everything crafted/upgraded) and it feels to me like the gear progression for the plains is 'incomplete', when compared to all of the biomes up to that point.

I have no idea if that's the case, or if the devs just wanted it that way. But it is how it feels to me as a new(ish) player. I say (ish) because I have almost 150 hours of playtime now. But it is still my first playthrough.

Originally posted by Jaggid Edje:

Originally posted by i have 2024 vision fear me:

It doesn't, but it is true that generally plains is lacking variety in armour.

Not just armor, it's lacking in some of the weapons too. There's no spear or bow variants.

I'm new to the game and just 'finished' the plains other than the boss (still looking for an altar, but have all the materials and everything crafted/upgraded) and it feels to me like the gear progression for the plains is 'incomplete', when compared to all of the biomes up to that point.

I have no idea if that's the case, or if the devs just wanted it that way. But it is how it feels to me as a new(ish) player. I say (ish) because I have almost 150 hours of playtime now. But it is still my first playthrough.

Actually, they just don't want to go back to finish plains. Slapped H&H "improvements" over and that's it. Probably won't touch it before release at all

Mistlands might as well not have a bow either. Draugr bow is still the best bow once you take stamina into account.

Originally posted by Tangoblue:

Do you really want to run around the Plains in light armor?

You can survive plains in troll if you're careful, and it's quite easy in Fenris as long as you don't let your health get too low (good advice for plains in general).

I'm actually quite surprised how well Fenris armor, a silver knife, and an iron buckler work in the plains.

EA

For a long time all we had in light were the early ones before metal + troll.
They added fenris later, obviously mistlands later, and swamp's wood armor came later as well (as did the monster that drops the bits).
Its either an oversight, not done yet, or maybe never will be but if I had to guess its a TBD alongside a (maybe?? hopefully??) dungeon in the plains (also missing).

This is pure speculation, though. No mention of it to date that I know of.

Do you really want to run around the Plains in light armor?

If anything, i really hope the armour is based on the fuling berserker. Always wanted an armour set that would potentially focus on a more in their faces-type playstyle.

Originally posted by Tangoblue:

Do you really want to run around the Plains in light armor?

Ran around naked more than enough times, don't think it's that bad.

LA trades armor for buffs. Some of these buffs are outstanding, like the root chest piece. Furby spear thrower just gonna dink you with that, even if its that + wolf.

I believe the reason is that they just hadn't gotten around to it yet. They were working on upgrading the swamp and the mountains, and then everyone got antsy about not having a new biome, so plains was left behind while they concentrated on mistlands. And from the mistland interview video, it looks like the plains revamp will take a very long time as they put ashlands ahead of it.

Originally posted by Tangoblue:

Do you really want to run around the Plains in light armor?

The root chestpiece is a very good thing to wear in the plains already. The pierce resist works great against deathsquitos and spear throwing fulings. And if you're not planning to raid a village, putting on a piece of fenris armor will keep you from walking like a turtle. In some cases, the tradeoffs are worth it.