1.5 kg is a reasonable (if a little high) estimate for how much a complete set of clothing might weigh. There are 22 possible coverage areas -- so maybe every @coverage you have set on an object makes it weigh like 60 grams?
I imagine that I am not the only person running up against weight limit challenges while trying to balance armor and clothing coverage.
Also, it might be good for clothing to take the cloth its made of in account too. e.g; thick leather is going to weigh much more than cheap cotton.
It could also give incentive for armor wearers to accessorize - when a tailored arm-band in addition to your armor makes things too heavy, it feels silly.
This really needs to be fixed. Thinking my clients are going to potentially get themselves killed because they're wearing my custom clothing as a tailor is just unacceptable.
I try to consider both sides of requests like this.
What potential downsides would lighter clothing have?
Database bloat.
Make it easier to bury valuable items under more layers.
Those are the two that come to my mind.
Which I think is why it's a decent idea to occasionally bring old ideas that staff hasn't said anything for or against back once in a while when a thread dies.
I did not mean to imply that a lack of staff commentary on the initial thread made it not worth resurrecting and continuing discussion.
My intention with mentioning balance was regarding Ideas in general.
I have only been playing here for a few years but it seems to me like a lot of changes are made to existing systems when staff finds people abusing edge cases, or finding new ways to use systems that provide an "unfair" advantage.
My suggestion is that when we discuss changes and new ideas, we make an effort to consider how the change might be abused (if at all).
