Dying Light 2 builds on what Dying Light set which is a massive open-world game with zombies and the players navigates the world is through free running. Dying Light 2 has overhauled a lot from Dying Light like the leveling up system which is even more fleshed out and quite different from most. However, one of the things that have massively changed is the gear mechanics, borrowing elements from other RPGs like stats that reflect the overall attributes of the player.
Players can go for a build specific stats players can focus on what they want which impacts the gameplay, or if players mix and match and experiment with the gear they pick that can also help gameplay be even more compelling. But, not all gear is good in Dying Light 2 especially early on however, the game still makes it possible to give players a head start by giving them good armor at the start provided they look for it, so this list should help players figure out what armor is good if they're just starting out.
6 Corporal Gloves
The armor and gear are split into four different categories, brawler, tank, medic, and ranger all are pretty important but the most armor type that is used is the tank armor pieces. Players should have at least one tank armor piece usually the chest or the gloves because they help with damage resistance, two-handed weapons damage, and just overall damage.
These things are important for defense because of the parrying system which can stun enemies, so if players get pieces of gear that allow them to hold off attacks better they can easily take down enemies faster because of the protection the gloves provide. On top of that having the two-handed weapon advantage is essential since stamina cost will be less allowing players to attack more.
5 Protective Glasses
Much like the rest of the tank gear, the protective glasses make fighting much easier because not only does it help the player withstand attacks it allows players to do more when fighting because of the stamina costs.
Paring with any gear from any piece category, they become better because fighting in Dying Light 2 can be tricky at times so having these glasses for any build makes it so much easier. So players who want to fight more should look into these glasses, and find stronger versions of the glasses because attacking and defending becomes more fluid and players can stay in the fight longer.
4 Leather Wrappings
Being a part of the brawler category, players picking this bracer should see an improvement in one-handed weapons just in speed and stamina allowing for more follow-up attacks. The main reason why players will opt for gear that's designed for one-handed weapons is that they are easy to handle and get better if players want to build around that.
Additionally, most of the best one-handed weapons are available right after the prologue, so it's easier to build a brawler character at the start because players can get strong fast which makes things easier because Dying Light 2 is can hard right at the start. The best part about the wrappings is that they can reduce the stamina for attacks, so players can get in as many as they can before the stamina runs out.
3 Plain Hoodies
Players who want to utilize the stealth mechanics offered in Dying Light 2 should look in this hoodie because it helps to sneak through the dark zones both during the night and even day much easier since those places are heavily infected with zombies.
For human enemies players, they won't get noticed as quickly and become nearly invisible in tall grass even when the enemy is just overhead of the player. If players are trying to build a ranged-centered character, the plain hoodie makes holding priming the bow longer, so players can hold it in that position a lot longer allowing for easier kills from distance. Ranged gear isn't that important but fighting from a distance is usually the safer bet for players especially if they're just starting out.
2 Nurse Shirt
The medic class is probably the most important one for players in Dying Light 2, the stats around these gear pieces help with health and parkour the more medic-styled gear players have the better they can be at free running. However, however having a nurse shirt helps in two ways, for one if players balance out between leveling up stamina and health and don't focus on the health which players can mistake not doing early on, the nurse shirt can alleviate that.
Also, the shirt can help manage stamina while doing more complicated parkour moves like fast climbing. The cost of everything whenever the shirt is equipped makes running and healing better, so players should have this equipped as soon as they get it. Also, if players are focusing on parkour attacks primarily, having the nurse shirt makes those attacks a lot more power while using less energy.
1 Quarterback Shirt
Probably one of the best tank shirts players will come across early in Dying Light 2 since its stamina cost drops immensely when players have it equipped. Attacks like the windmill are excellent with one-handed weapons, but with two-handed weapons, it becomes deadly because players use less stamina allowing them to use it more.
On top of that, attacks, in general, are better and faster even one-handed weapons become more powerful because of the shirt. Stamina cost is even less, but if players build a tank-based character, the quarterback shirt is needed because fighting becomes very easy and damage resistance becomes even more noticeable, so players having this one will help out early in Dying Light 2.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human is available now on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC.