Unique Armor Pieces of lesser sets do get a slight bump to their defense values, but that "slight bump" is +2 Ballistic and +2 Energy Res, so overall, a set of Heavy Synth Armor will still be the best. I find power armor in 3 & NV to not look the best. It's the strongest non-powered armor in the game; fully repaired, its DR is only a couple points lower than Power Armor.
". Heavy Synth Armor - The Synth Armor is simply the best armor in the game. ".
For Fallout: New Vegas on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs Q&A question titled "Best non power armor and non faction armor? If you do the "Reilly's Rangers" quest, you can get Ranger Battle Armor as a quest reward, and that can also be repaired with any the above forms of combat armor. The armors look fine for a player/npc holding a gattling laser or a turret but just standing idly or moving around it looks clunky. It also grants +10 to Small Guns, +1 to Luck, and +5 APs. i dont like power armor thats the reason i want normal armor I have tried to find the best armor but im just getting power armor.
Especially if you get Legendary versions, which would also get the "slight bump" that Uniques get. For Fallout 3 on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Best non-power armor". Whats the best non power armor in the game. For Fallout 76 on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What is the strongest non power armor, armor?