Light Armor-What gives? (Oh EVERYTHING)

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I decided to go with light armor with my character on Tepium and I am regretting the decision. Either Light armor and dodge are broken or they need an upgrade. Here is why:

The other day, a friend and I went out to see if we could kill a Bear cub. I was in a set of Hardened Leather with Studded leather gloves and boots, with Light armor skill 30. I was also running both sword skills with a Blue quality Iron Sword with skill 30, and Dodge skill in light armor. My companion, who is a newer player, was in all Bronze armor w/shield and sword. My companions skills are in the low to mid 20's. Finally, I have a Dodge chance of 76% and a Dexterity of 8.

Bear Cub #1- We ran up and swung at cub>both hit>bear attacks me and hits>I use swift strikes, companion swings reg, both hit>bear attacks me and causes bleeding(3/4 hp at this point)>I use dodge to get out of the way and let companion tank>during dodge bear attacks and crits(im now at 1/8 hps and bleeding>companion attacks>I die from bleeding before i can bandage. By the time i got back which was about 3 minutes, my companion had killed the bear cub, and although was bleeding, still had plenty of hitpoints. No skills or tactics used just fighting for their life.

Bear Cub #2-Companion goes in first and tanks. I run in and attack. I dodge first bear strike but get hit the next 2. I use the dodge skill and like the first time, the bear crits me during my roll. I bandage, switch to bow and fire iron tipped arrows. Bear gives chase to me, hits, I die. As with the first, companion kills the bear cub before I can get back simply using regular strikes and fighting for their life.

Bear Cub #3-Companion kills alone with few hp left, no strategy used, just run in and attack.

Bear Cub #4- I run in and attack, make it through both sword skills and a few regular attacks, and die. No strategy or tactics, just to see the difference in Light and Heavy armor.

So in conclusion, a player in beginning heavy armor and weapons with low to mid armor and weapon skills can kill a bear cub, but someone in almost end game light armor and using iron weapons with mid to high level armor and weapon skill cant.

Can someone explain this to me and can we get some kind of fix or something? I mean with high level gear and a dodge of 76%, I should be able to avoid damage like Bruce Lee, but instead, I get hit if a predator even looks at me.

as a light armor, you're not able to TANK PvE, there's a evasion tank build for it (with sword) but you have high cooldowns, 7sec parry and 5sec dodge (lower with more dex)

even with that, an evasion thank is only there for help main tank before death and help him keep alive, your job as Light Armor is mostly Hunting,Gathering (honey, eggs and clay), and support damage in PvE with Iron/Steel Arrows
A Light armor is very important on PvP, without them, heavy armor are easily killed, they can zoning and take kills by distance keeping light armors away from your heavy armors.

There're a lot of things a heavy armor can't do but you, like soloing Alchemists,Archers and chamans in corrupted lands no metter the level they are.

Accept what you're playing, you can't do everything and that's why this game need to be played in groups.

I understand that solo players will never be able to experience everything the game has to offer, and I also understand groups. That said, the game needs to allow players to be capable of experiencing "Enough" of the game when playing solo to stay interested.

For example, I know several players that can take Bears (Not just cubs) "Solo" in heavy armor. This is fine, but creates a ton of issues like a domino effect. Knowing that heavy armor characters can experience the most game content, makes most players follow that path and that creates issues with finding iron, monopolies on certain resources like bear hides, ingots, high-end weapons and armor, etc., and makes other players hard pressed to experience much more than beginning game content, so they quit.

All I am saying is that there should be more balancing. More players would continue to play, and would also make end game content more reliant on the player, not just gear and weapons. As it stands, the game leans too heavily towards one path, and it is creating issues in the game.

Finally, if Light armor is only good for gathering, foraging, etc., the requirements should be significantly reduced. Spending days crafting and skilling just to have something pretty to go pick flowers in just is not worth it.

here is the video of the siege from server Ventar, most of people using light armor. I think if it was unbalanced like you say everybody would be wearing heavy armor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA2UiXGtGfE&feature=youtu.be

@LawBR it isnt how I say it is, just what i have experienced on Tepium first hand. Again, I am not saying we need to be able to solo every predator in the game, but that the mechanics need balanced or adjusted some. The investment in light is far greater than the returns are at this point. The only thing I like about light, is that i move quicker and it looks cool. For the same time and skill point investment, I could be wearing Steel at this point, and possibly Noble, and taking on Bears, etc., by myself. Just wanted to try something new, and I am sorry, but the balance is way off having played both styles.

there's a way to soloing bears as light armor, i make 4 hides with my method.

@dolomiteX that's the point, if the game allow people to tank with light armor that would be much more unbalanced cause light armor is not supposed to tank, it is supposed to give you a little defense while being able to move fast.
If you are trying to solo animals and monsters with light armor, thats not a good idea, except if you can kill monters like woodoose alchemist without getting hit.

@LawBR yes you hit it on the head as i stated in my original post...I do not want to tank. In light armor I should be fast and a Dodging fool, but instead get hit 5/6 times a predator even looks in my direction. here is an example from last night:

Went out to gather iron and decided to kill a couple boars on the way. I found 2 at level 20. I took one in my bronze armor which i am skilled at level 10(decided to start skilling heavy), and my armor is green quality or lower. I absorbed 6 out of 8 hits for no damage and blocked the other 2 with shield. I used normal attacks and killed it. Next boar I switched to my blue quality Hardened leather armor, skilled at level 30. I dodged 3 times and was hit the rest. Still killed the boar, but can you see the difference?

Anyway, I am just going to start utilizing both and problem solved. Also, as stated in another post currently ongoing from another player, the light armor issue is a PvE server issue, not a PvP server issue.

I see you misunderstood main purpose of light armor - if you get hit by someone, you do it wrong ) When you wear light armor you have to forget about just stand and hit. You will probably die even in golden studded armor. Instead you have to run. Always. Every animal except wolf on an easy server is being killed by dumb cycle of triple shot and run.

You engage someone in melee combat only in pvp or if you have a buddy who will distract a target so you will be able to throw off argo.

Yes, I have tried this tactic, but still get hit more than i should and usually for more damage when I am moving. Sure I can kill things with this method, but I can kill the same predators just standing in place also. This tactic is good when in a team, as you said it throws off aggro, but solo it is worthless and just time-consuming, especially going against wolves and bear cubs since they do not quit attacking and chasing, and once the bleed kicks in you cant heal because of stamina.

As stated in previous post, I am just going to skill heavy armor and pack 2 sets. One for fighting and one for traveling/moving. Problem solved. :)