Ever used real armor?

[theero]

I've been reading the game balance -topic and started to wonder, how many cRPG-player have ever tried using medieval armor? I myself do quite a lot of nerdy stuff, like LARP and padded-weapon fighting, so I've gotten quite used to wear coat of plates over chainmail, closed helms, metal greaces, bracers and so on. So I'd like to hear your thoughts and experiences with real armor. I will propably add some old RL-pics to here of me in armor, if I still find them somewhere .

[Bobthehero]

No armor, but I have a sword that is looki a lot like the arming sword we have in cRPG.

[Everkistus]

I own a longsword and I'm semi-profient with it since I've been doing historical fencing for a year. Next buy will probably be gauntlets since they are required for free-play on sword.

[Bobthehero]

Now that you mention it, I have a pair of mail gauntlets, been doing test with them.

[Elric_de_Melnibone]

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All the time.

It's my hobby.

But I leave out the larp aspect and the padded weapons.
I'm in for the fight and the adrenaline, not the roleplay.

Because there's nothing like bashing someones head in with a mace, or get your own head bashed in with a mace.

Or a sword. Or an axe. Take your pick.

[Tomas_of_Miles]

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All the time.

It's my hobby.

But I leave out the larp aspect and the padded weapons.
I'm in for the fight and the adrenaline, not the roleplay.

Because there's nothing like bashing someones head in with a mace, or get your own head bashed in with a mace.

Or a sword. Or an axe. Take your pick.

THE ANTARIAN EMPIRE IS RECRUITING. YOU TOO CAN BE THIS COOL!

In all honesty, sounds fun. I used to tie a rucksack to my chest and fight my little brothers with toy lightsabers. But then we got Call of Duty. :/

[Xant]

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All the time.

It's my hobby.

But I leave out the larp aspect and the padded weapons.
I'm in for the fight and the adrenaline, not the roleplay.

Because there's nothing like bashing someones head in with a mace, or get your own head bashed in with a mace.

Or a sword. Or an axe. Take your pick.

Can't be very effective maces if you're still alive and it's not roleplay.

[Elric_de_Melnibone]

No, people just completely overestimate the killing power of maces and blunt weapons in general.
(one handed) blunt weapons were used to demolish your opponents armour so much that he couldn't fight anymore, not to kill.

Of course two-handed hammers and maces had enough power to snap a neck, but if we're talking one handed blunt instruments, nope, maces are not the knight-killers everyone thinks they are. There is a reason for why most fights ended on the ground, with people being stabbed by armour-piercing daggers, after being completely exhausted.

The only real effective knight killers were the crossbow, the military pick, or any hammer with that crow-shaped spike, and heavy flails.

[Xant]

So basically what you're doing is bashing eachother's armor with ineffective weapons? What I'm trying to say in a roundabout way is that you're roleplaying just as much as the LARPers and padded weapon users, don't fool yourself.

[Elric_de_Melnibone]

I'm not going to feed your trolling, sorry.

If you think that we're only larping, go ahead and come over, join us on training day.
You're welcome.

[Xant]

Oh snap, not the "come and see!11" comeback.

[Siiem]

So you guys just very ineffectively shape metal in an eccentric way?

[Elric_de_Melnibone]

Oh snap, not the "come and see!11" comeback.

Sorry, but if a person obviously doesn't know what he's talking about, it's the only way of enlightening.

First you used the argument of "must be bad maces, then", after I proved that wrong, you jumped to the next argument trying to dumb me down.

Sorry, but you're grasping for straws. Please stop trying to troll.

[Xant]

Sorry, but if a person obviously doesn't know what he's talking about, it's the only way of enlightening.

First you used the argument of "must be bad maces, then", after I proved that wrong, you jumped to the next argument trying to dumb me down.

Sorry, but you're grasping for straws. Please stop trying to troll.

How did you prove me wrong? I just skipped past your "argument" because it was so silly - maces can't kill someone in plate even when swung with full power several times? Hahahah.

[Tomas_of_Miles]

Have you ever worn plate, Xant?