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[hteng]

I don't even care about sexual armor, I just hate it when female battle armor has heels. What advantage does heels provide in battle?

it can be used as a weapon

 

[StayDead]

She turns into a dragon in battle, she doesn't need armor tbh.

 

[wsippel]

A myth. Longbows had to be very close to have enough strength to deal with plate armour. At the height of plate mail technology the longbow was pretty much totally ineffective. Even into the Napoleonic era the cuirass was still used by heavy cavalry because musket balls would just bounce off it at range.

There were very powerful longbows (beyond 100kg) that could easily pierce even the thickest plate armor at long distances, though there were obviously very few archers capable of using such bows. Regular 40kg longbows also theoretically manage to penetrate plate armor at 100m, but the archer needs a ton of luck to hit the right spot at the right angle. Or you need a ton of archers.

And muskets were often less effective against armor (in part due to the shape of the projectile), so that doesn't really prove anything in this context.

 

[patapuf]

There were very powerful longbows (beyond 100kg) that could easily pierce even the thickest plate armor at long distances, though there were obviously very few archers capable of using such bows. Regular 40kg longbows also theoretically manage to penetrate plate armor at 100m, but the archer needs a ton of luck to hit the right spot at the right angle. Or you need a ton of archers.

And muskets were often less effective against armor (in part due to the shape of the projectile), so that doesn't really prove anything in this context.

this is also the reason crossbows became popular. Huge draw weight but easier to use than a bow and with similar or even greater effectivness.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

There were very powerful longbows (beyond 100kg) that could easily pierce even the thickest plate armor at long distances, though there were obviously very few archers capable of using such bows. Regular 40kg longbows also theoretically manage to penetrate plate armor at 100m, but the archer needs a ton of luck to hit the right spot at the right angle. Or you need a ton of archers.

And muskets were often less effective against armor (in part due to the shape of the projectile), so that doesn't really prove anything in this context.

Well you are going into the realm of myth by saying that there were some small number of people capable of heroic feats with longbows. The point of longbows was the improved rate of fire meaning that arrows could be rained on areas finding gaps in armour. There were better weapons for force and armour penetration. And there was also some really high quality armour that people with longbows could not realistically deal with.

 

[RealMeat]

here's one.

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/xym8r/best_female_armor_ive_ever_seen/
We're being watched...

 

[seipherzero]

A few people have touched on it already, but I think the amount of surface protection doesn't necessarily mean most practical. Other factors in armor practicality include

• Weight
• Airflow/ temperature
• Flexibility/ movement
• Amount of protection needed depending on character's role (Form following function)
• And level of technology in the world probably influences all these characteristics
  • high-tech: heavier armor, more surface protection, temperature management, thrusters for mobility, etc
  • low-tech: armor characteristics will be more dependent on available materials and the wearer's role

And I think boob armor is only impractical if it restricts arm movement ;].

 

[Evolved1]

A few people have touched on it already, but I think the amount of surface protection doesn't necessarily mean most practical. Other factors in armor practicality include

• Weight
• Airflow/ temperature
• Flexibility/ movement
• Amount of protection needed depending on character's role (Form following function)
• And level of technology in the world probably influences all these characteristics
  • high-tech: heavier armor, more surface protection, temperature management, thrusters for mobility, etc
  • low-tech: armor characteristics will be more dependent on available materials and the wearer's role

And I think boob armor is only impractical if it restricts arm movement ;].

This guy gets it.

(I quoted you just to see how you created your list, which i always seem to mess up! thanks guy)

I think the Mercedes armor from Dragon's Dogma is probably the best post in the thread so far. DD has some really great armor (and some not so great) and most games have the worst armor... if you're looking for practicality.

 

[Silvawuff]

;]

I think I love you. I know I love you.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

A few people have touched on it already, but I think the amount of surface protection doesn't necessarily mean most practical.

Well if you are limiting armour the minimum is torso and head armour neither of which need to be designed radically differently for women. If you get critically hit on a limb then you can live on with it being amputated near the battlefield. Assuming you have good medical support, historically most people would die from infections.

 

[Grisby]

I liked Chris Lightfellow in Suikoden 3:

Good pick.

 

[tiff]

If you see my other post, I didn't know she was that useful. I always assumed that she was like Marcus in FE7.

The post you responded to was about FE10, I was talking about 9.

Marcus is a fairly accurate comparison, although unlike Marcus Titania has high growths which mitigates Marcus's only real flaw - the subpar lategame.

This is real, 16th century combat plate armor:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Rüstung_-_Bestandteile_-_Vorder-_und_Rückseite.jpg/500px-Rüstung_-_Bestandteile_-_Vorder-_und_Rückseite.jpg[IMG]

No, that thing wasn't easy to move in. It also got real hot real fast inside such a tin can, and you couldn't see shit.

While plate armor offered good protection against many conventional weapons, they offered little protection against longbows (huge problem, obviously), and there was special anti armor weaponry like type XV-XVIII swords, Mordäxte, Lucerne hammers or war hammers. A common and highly efficient technique against enemies wearing plate armor was to wrestle them down and simply stab them with a dagger (in the eye slit or some other unarmored part).[/QUOTE]
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50 pounds of steel is 50 pounds of steel, but like I said, the weight is distributed all throughout your body rather than principally on the shoulders and waist, and the armor is designed to allow virtually full range of motion.

It's not easy to move around in compared to little or no armor obviously, but knights were nowhere near as hopelessly encumbered as many games like Fire Emblem seem to think they were.

 

[Wrekt]

Guild Wars 2 has tons of great ones.

From flashy

To more mundane

 

[NichM]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

 

[Meccanical]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

...

Awesome.

 

[Ferrio]

I liked Chris Lightfellow in Suikoden 3:

<3 Chris.

Suikoden 3 is so criminally underappreciated.

 

[scy]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

The logical step for breasts and armored.

 

[PK Gaming]

Let's not talk about fucking Nono.

Ever.

I swear if ANYone in this thread knew about nono and her personality they would fucking throw a fit I swear. Her character is just so insanely messed up, and i'm 90% she's getting censored in the english version...

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

But the two most vital organs are exposed. She wouldn't last long in a fight.

Nah, Saskia isn't planning to be actually struck, she uses armor for decoration. Plus she still uses way more protection than Geralt himself.

 

[scy]

Let's not talk about fucking Nono.

Ever.

I swear if ANYone in this thread knew about nono and her personality they would fucking throw a fit I swear. Her character is just so insanely messed up, and i'm 90% she's getting censored in the english version...

Haha...

...probably.

 

[Keasar]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

 

[ohlawd]

I'm going with this. I used that armor for a LONG time during my tenure with Monster Hunter Tri. Look at that bear helmet, badass.

 

[TheExodu5]

<3 Chris.

Suikoden 3 is so criminally underappreciated.

It's a shame I never got around to finishing it. Got stuck in the second Thomas chapter and gave up. I've tried going back to it, but it hasn't aged terribly well.

 

[tenchir]

Seems everyone has different opinions on practical armor. An armor that gives you good mobility, protects your vital areas(Upper body), gives you enough flexibility, and vision is practical armor in my opinion. So female characters not wearing any leg armors or very little protection in that area doesn't bother me. Centurions and Hoplite are good examples of this.

 

[Viola of the Abyss]

I forgot about Viola though, she's probably the best (albeit, most cumbersome looking one)

<3

I wouldn't exactly call that practical though, those spikes around the neck part could hurt a lot if they were to be deformed by some heavy blow.
Chris's is really the most practical and efficient one:

I liked Chris Lightfellow in Suikoden 3:

<3

And yes, I admit I have a weak spot for silver haired girls in full armor.

 

[DSix]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

Oh my fuck. What is this from?

 

[Mihos]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

Please tell me that game has DoA boob physics.

 

[Esura]

Oh my fuck. What is this from?

I think that's the SMT Strange Journey demon version of Maya's Ultimate Persona, Artemis.

 

[SpaceBridge]

Oh my fuck. What is this from?

Shin Megami Tensei game, not sure which one though.

edit: beaten

 

[Shouta]

Lenneth's armor is still my favorite for a combination of practical and style. Boob-fitted chestplate gets a pass because she's a goddess so.

 

[CaptainSchwann]

I'll admit it took me 24+ hours, but I FINALLY came up with a good example!:

And it's even from one of my favorite games!

Spoiler

That no one has ever played!

 

[Femmeworth]

Guild Wars 2 has tons of great ones.

That's the classiest Korean MMORPG I have seen.

 

[scy]

I'll admit it took me 24+ hours, but I FINALLY came up with a good example!:

And it's even from one of my favorite games!

Spoiler

That no one has ever played!

There's a few other armors from Radiata Stories that aren't exactly terrible too.

...and then there's ones like Alicia.

 

[Keasar]

That's the classiest Korean MMORPG I have seen.

Its actually western.

 

[lethial]

Shruelia from Ar Tonelico

Ahahahahaha what the hell is that? hahahahahaha

 

[CaptainSchwann]

There's a few other armors from Radiata Stories that aren't exactly terrible too.

...and then there's ones like Alicia.

Now that you mention it Elwen is an even better example. You never do see her in-game without her helmet on.

 

[Femmeworth]

Its actually western.

Korean published but western developed. Huh. Well that explains.

 

[Saprol]

Ahahahahaha what the hell is that? hahahahahaha

They're spellcasters that sing to cast magic. Although in gameplay you're supposed to let the other party members tank the damage otherwise the magic you're charging loses strength. So really that metal contraption is about as effective as the other girls wearing their normal clothes.

 

[Haly]

Man, skirted armors are more common than I thought.

 

[cartman414]

She keeps the other half of her organs that don't fit in her belly down there.

She puts the impossible in impossible hourglass.

 

[Femmeworth]

Let's not talk about fucking Nono.

Ever.

I swear if ANYone in this thread knew about nono and her personality they would fucking throw a fit I swear. Her character is just so insanely messed up, and i'm 90% she's getting censored in the english version...

I assume she is extremely anime/pandering.

 

[Tomat]

I'm surprised Kaine from Nier hasn't been posted yet.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

And this is a problem becuase....?

Because this is a thread about practical armor?

 

[Keasar]

Not from RPGs (unless you count tabletop RPGs), but I think these ladies definetly deserve a mention.

 

[Tomat]

Not from RPGs (unless you count tabletop RPGs), but I think these ladies definetly deserve a mention.

So badass, I really like a lot of the WH40k designs.

 

[Femmeworth]

She has two large holy grenades strapped to her chest.

 

[scy]

Now that you mention it Elwen is an even better example. You never do see her in-game without her helmet on.

Was basically who came to mind. And then I remembered Alicia's no pants armor and figured it balanced things out on the good/bad spectrum.

 

[StayDead]

Let's not talk about fucking Nono.

Ever.

I swear if ANYone in this thread knew about nono and her personality they would fucking throw a fit I swear. Her character is just so insanely messed up, and i'm 90% she's getting censored in the english version...

Oh dear, not this again. There's nothing wrong with her character. She has a childish personality, so what?

 

[Order]

NSFW, but... at least it has good coverage?

What the hell

 

[2San]

So badass, I really like a lot of the WH40k designs.

I'm playing through the Dawn of War II games, there really needs to be more 40k games. The style is so cool. Starcraft really is a weak ripoff(though they make up for it in spades with the gameplay). :x