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[hoverdog]

Well, the argument was never that minimal armor or non-armor is "not functional" so much as metal lingerie is stupid.

People did used to fight looking like this:

Of course, but it's not the case here.The name 'musketeers' has a reason. After the introduction, and then development of powder weapons that could easily pierce breastplates, armor became nearly obsolete. We don't see any of this in crpgs, besides Arcanum (and its combat system and firearms were really, really shitty).

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

If you are in a city or in a town, you would probably wear a discreet brigandine or a mail shirt under your clothes. Walking around in armour is like telling everyone that you are going to get into a serious fight. Also, wearing armour for long time is tiring, especially if it's hot.

 

[DraQ]

Regarding bonemold armour, I'd also point out, that you can't really make closed joints out of relatively soft composite, and closed joints in general aren't the best of ideas when you want your armour to operate in an environment where there are tons of volcanic ash flying around.

Some armours, especially of western design, do have full joint protection:

Well, the argument was never that minimal armor or non-armor is "not functional" so much as metal lingerie is stupid.

People did used to fight looking like this:

Indeed.

And your typical adventurer wouldn't need as much armour as a knight or other high-profile target on the field of battle would.

Plus armour was indeed often designed to look cool or scary, apart from its primary function (see various types of samurai gear, for instance).

The problem with chainmal bikinis isn't lack of protection, it's that they are just retarded, being *armour* made of armour-like materials and definitely less comfortable (often painfully so), less practical and heavier than clothing *while* not providing protection.
They are not armour, they are not practical garb and they don't look intimidating or otherwise cool. They are just retarded fetish fuel and as such deserve all ridicule one can throw at them.

If you are in a city or in a town, you would probably wear a discreet brigandine or a mail shirt under your clothes.

Brigandines are seriously cool, man.

 

[GarfunkeL]

I disagree that armor shouldn't look cool. Historically good armor wasn't only for protection, it also served as a status symbol (due to how darn expensive it was) and was a deterrent.

It used to be like that in Ultima Online - full plate armour was so damn expensive that only very rich people could afford it, who usually also were experienced players and their characters were 7xGrandmasters and so were able to kick some ass when needed. Unfortunately, this changed with the updates that made the game more... accessible to the average player.

 

[Elzair]

Hai guyz! Wit's goin' on in dis thread?

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

*Nameless One enters*

What's the question again? I was updating my journal.

Yes, I will happily accept non-functional armour on a female warrior if she is immortal with suppressed god-like powers and the ability to rapidly increase her dexterity ahead of most of the universe's creatures, such that the designers need to give her a shitty starting armour class and limited armour options just to balance out the possibility of utterly unhittable AC scores.

But will she able to get AC bonus tattoos?

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Of course, but it's not the case here.The name 'musketeers' has a reason. After the introduction, and then development of powder weapons that could easily pierce breastplates, armor became nearly obsolete. We don't see any of this in crpgs, besides Arcanum (and its combat system and firearms were really, really shitty).

Fable, too.

r00fles!

 

[circ]

That was hard!

Obsidian not to mention BioWare and Bethesda should hire whoever designed these.

 

[DraQ]

That was hard!

Obsidian not to mention BioWare and Bethesda should hire whoever designed these.

1 and 5 are obviously not armour, 2 is derp, 3 and 4 don't look terribly practical or terribly protective but if other female armours in games are to set the bar, those two strike fine balance between practicality and cool factor.

That is until JF rages at those "armoured" ladies and posts some cool and relatively hawt pics of chicks in actually practical and realistic armour.

 

[Archibald]

1 and 5 are obviously not armour

Compared to many games thats some heavy armor for female.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

 

[spectre]

Why rage, when you can get some fap material instead:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/sb10066809a-001

 

[Darth Roxor]

Guild Wars always had cool armour design.

Of course, it also has its share of derp, like this one

But the 'cool' to 'derp' ratio is mostly kept at 1:1, so if you'll be satisfied whatever your preferences are.

 

[Black]

furryshit

1 and 5 is armor but that's "armor" for caster classes, you know, mages and shit. Mages cannot into heavy/medium armor.

 

[Angthoron]

furryshit

1 and 5 is armor but that's "armor" for caster classes, you know, mages and shit. Mages cannot into heavy/medium armor.

Actually, no. Those are "town outfits", that is, social gear. 1 might be an armor, possibly, but 5 is certainly not.

 

[MetalCraze]

The 3rd one looks cool and quite sexy too while being an actual armour.

Divinity2 also did a female armour quite reasonably looking as well.

 

[DraQ]

Guild Wars always had cool armour design.

No.

furryshit

1 and 5 is armor

I see your recent bioware exposure didn't exactly leave you unscathed.

"armor"

Precisely.

 

[JarlFrank]

That is until JF rages at those "armoured" ladies and posts some cool and relatively hawt pics of chicks in actually practical and realistic armour.

Happy to oblige.

Yeah, it's just leather, but it offers good protection for the torso especially since the vital parts are studded with iron. Perfect choice if you don't want the weight of full metal armor on you but still want to reduce the chance of a strike at your belly being fatal.

Chainmail is always a good choice. Personally, I wouldn't use leather pauldrons over chain, plate's more useful, but it's overall a practical and not too heavy armor. Chainmail is of medium weight and offers great protection - and still looks reasonably sexy on a woman since you can still see her forms beneath the chain.

Leather cuirass, or plate cuirass, can also be worn over chainmail. Makes for a nice combination and offers additional protection for the vitals, while still keeping the weight comparatively low. Also, yeah, picture is total jailbait.

Oh, and did you ever hear of a muscle cuirass? Those fancy bronze or iron plate harnesses in the form of a muscles torso? Well, you can do those things for females, too, and in the proper shape...

... could be more closed at the arm-holes, but other than that it offers very good protection *and* is sexy at the same time. And you can wear it over chainmail, of course.

Oh, and who says that renaissance/gothic full plate can't look sexy on girls?

 

[DraQ]

 

[JarlFrank]

Oh and I once found some medieval porn where a woman in chainmail (real chainmail, like in the pix in my previous posts) gave a blowjob to a guy in medieval clothes.

Can't find the link to that gallery anymore

 

[Black]

Actually, no. Those are "town outfits", that is, social gear. 1 might be an armor, possibly, but 5 is certainly not.

I'm speaking from GW's mechanics- silk clothes on casters acts like armOUr.

Fuck that furry.

 

[Jools]

[bla bla bla] porn [bla bla bla]

Can't find the link to that gallery anymore

 

[~*´¨¯¨`*·~-.¸-AIN'T]

Oh and I once found some medieval porn where a woman in chainmail (real chainmail, like in the pix in my previous posts) gave a blowjob to a guy in medieval clothes.

Can't find the link to that gallery anymore

 

[Angthoron]

Actually, no. Those are "town outfits", that is, social gear. 1 might be an armor, possibly, but 5 is certainly not.

I'm speaking from GW's mechanics- silk clothes on casters acts like armOUr.

Fuck that furry.

Ah, well, mechanics-wise yes, the time I tried GW1, it did have a lot of silky clothed casters running around. GW2 seems to have a bit of a different approach regarding armOUr design though. Still too early to tell, though I'm guessing yay:derp ratio will end up at 1:1 again.

 

[Stainless Veteran]

Boobplate is kinda derp too, it impairs armour's structural integrity. Smooth curve in more solid and logical.