One huge upside to wanting to run light armor or light load (besides faster and hades dodge) would be adding jump to the roster. (People want it) this would mechanically work quite nicely in a light load. Unless your HEAVILLY invested in load plate would be defensive focused light would be offense focused. Im sure theres a way to abuse weight loss enchants and 3 load rings but thats minor details… you could mechanically make it where any plate mail disables jump mechanic as an idea (besides ledge hopping)
Some suggestions for possible ideas with jump attack
●adding an entire new combo chain exclusive to light armor jump, however limited it would be. (Read my post about combos for reference currently 3 combo types stand,run,dodge)
●making jump attacks first hit being a faster charge attack without the charge
●making a jump attack hit like a charge attack allowing light armor to have 1 attack advantage since vastly losing armor advantage.
●medium load gets half benifits
I know im not alone here in thinking that plate armor is everyones default go to armor for the shear benefit of it. I would just like to see something else to make people go oh yeah i want to run light because of blank.