Light armor weighs less, which gives it a couple of advantages. Namely, it's better for sneak characters, and it doesn't cost as much stamina to run and perform power-attacks while wearing light armor. It also doesn't take up as much of your carry weight, but there's a perk in the Heavy Armor tree (Conditioning) that neutralizes these penalties once you are a Level 70 in Heavy Armor and have all the necessary prerequisite perks.
Near the end of most playthroughs, neither Heavy nor Light Armor really sports an advantage over the other. You can reach the Armor Cap with both, and can end up being a good sneak character with both. The only difference exists early in the game.
Light armor weighs less, which gives it a couple of advantages. Namely, it's better for sneak characters, and it doesn't cost as much stamina to run and perform power-attacks while wearing light armor. It also doesn't take up as much of your carry weight, but there's a perk in the Heavy Armor tree (Conditioning) that neutralizes these penalties once you are a Level 70 in Heavy Armor and have all the necessary prerequisite perks.
Near the end of most playthroughs, neither Heavy nor Light Armor really sports an advantage over the other. You can reach the Armor Cap with both, and can end up being a good sneak character with both. The only difference exists early in the game.