The Outer Worlds gives you a great many tools to help you stay alive in the treacherous and dangerous regions of Halcyon, Monarch, and all the other planets you’ll hop between throughout your journey; but Armor is definitely one of the most important of these tools. Not only does equipped armor give you damage reduction against oncoming attacks, but many pieces of armor will give you extremely useful boosts to certain skills or attributes.
Our The Outer Worlds Armor guide will walk you through how Armor Rating actually works, along with a rundown of how Light Armor compares to Medium and Heavy Armor, and which you might want to take forward depending on your character and playstyle.
