Do weapons and armor raise skyrims difficulty?

[bob112]

Hi i have a question about weapons and armor do they make the game harder for example if after completing the prologue i spawned in dragon bone armour and weapons and equipped them would the game then start making higher tiered enemys start being encountered even though my characters level is low?

[Sarathis]

No, the difficulty of the enemies you encounter is determined by your character's level, not their equipment.

 

EDIT: Should add, though, that some mobs are set according to the area they're placed in. So, if a barrow or something is coded to have a Draugr Deathlord or a Dragon Priest or something in it, you'll encounter it no matter what level you are. 

[slicksly]

It doesn't affect the level of mobs, however unless you've modified the stats of said armor / weapons, you'll be stronger than intended for your level, making the game easier than it is supposed to be at that stage. In effect, lowering difficulty.

[winny257]

High Level Enemies by Dalquist

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/27866/?

 

Revenge Of the Enemies 2016 by MyEvergreenHometown

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40491/?

[bob112]

Oh ok thanks guys I'd known about the some areas having high level mobs in them due to code but i was never quite sure if mobs would become higher leveled due to the gear you had or not I've just got back into playing skyrim again and the last time i played i had a mod in that gave you access to full ebony armour, along with an ebony shield, sword, bow and a load of arrows near riverwood and i can kinda remember meeting higher level mobs early on but it was a while ago so I'm probably misremembering and just remembering the areas were the mobs were coded to be high level and now that i think about it i think i also had a couple of mods that increased the level of/amount of/ generally made the mobs more difficult i'll have to have a poke through my mod list and check but thanks anyway for your help guys