The use of a lordly helmet

[Pentecost]

I own a lordly helmet, but many people have told me that it is quite useless, since headshots deal a lot of damage anyway.

I'm not sure of what train of reasoning those people used to arrive at that conclusion. It's precisely because getting hit in the head does so much damage that a good helmet is extremely useful. You just need to find one that protects your head adequately and doesn't reduce your wpf too much in the process. I consider any of the ones between 2 and 2.5 weight to be ideal in this respect (the fact that this weight range also has a good variety of helmet styles is also a plus), although that's just me.

[oprah_winfrey]

You can get higher head armor easily anyway for not that much weight and money increase. For example:

Getting the equivalent of 3 loom levels worth in head armor from a Guard Helmet, which would be a Vaegir War Mask would give me 0.5 weight more and give a 1.7k gold price increase.

0.5 weight, 1.7k, that is not worth giving up 3 loompoints and being stuck with one helmet.

That is why I have two lordly helmets...

[Tindel]

I have a lordly helm, 63 head armor makes a big difference. I keep trying to play with some cheap lowarmor helm, and i get raging when i take hits to the head.

Also, its well worth it to wear proper boots, if you are dead you cant help the team now can you?

[Templar_Steevee]

In my opinion +3 helmet is a good option, doeasn't matter are you an archer or melee. It helps you to survive a lot more
And if you have a heavy +3 helmet and str bulit you can survive a headshot even from +3 longbow and +3 tatar arrows (it's stue, I'm using this equipment and sometimes some guys survive hit in head, but SOMETIMES or hardly ever )

[Vibe]

Lordly Head Armor = good versus 1h
Lordly Boots = good versus ranged that often hit you in the legpart or as a cav

[Grumbs]

I would only get helmet after gloves/body and you have all the weapons you want. If you need more head armour you can just wear a more expensive one without much downside (+5 hear armour will net you a small weight/wpf/gold penalty, not really much to worry about imo). So unless you're using one of the top tier helmets already, just put on a better helm and have an extra +3 weapon option. If you have lots of looms already then grab a +3 helmet and you can have lower weight/gold costs. The most useful ones to loom are probably top tier though

[Mlekce]

I sold mine lordly guard helmet when ave emperor hit me with his Nordic champ sword in the head and took me 99% of health.I had 6 or 7 iron flesh then.
I was so mad,because it doesn't rely matter how much armor u have when there is bonus on head hits.
Actually it matters a bit but you need to have over 55 head armor to make a difference.

[Digglez]

I sold mine lordly guard helmet when ave emperor hit me with his Nordic champ sword in the head and took me 99% of health.I had 6 or 7 iron flesh then.
I was so mad,because it doesn't rely matter how much armor u have when there is bonus on head hits.
Actually it matters a bit but you need to have over 55 head armor to make a difference.

so now instead of taking 2 hits, you take 1 hit.  you are a genius! 

[CrazyCracka420]

so now instead of taking 2 hits, you take 1 hit.  you are a genius!

Yeah I always thought that was the point of wearing a decent helmet, so instead of being killed in one hit, you have a chance to survive.

[Tindel]

guard helmet is 47 base, its a lowarmor helm. Get a 55+

[Teeth]

guard helmet is 47 base, its a lowarmor helm. Get a 55+

I ain't no HRE platecrutcher.

[TurmoilTom]

lol @ Mlekce. ~Get Diggled on~

[FrugFrug]

Still, it's not what one should loom first

Pff, I loomed my straw hat first and I don't regret it.

[TurmoilTom]

Pff, I loomed my straw hat first and I don't regret it.

It is, in fact, the best heirloom.

Style points, man, style points.

[Jarlek]

guard helmet is 47 base, its a lowarmor helm. Get a 55+

47 armour is low armour.

HRE: Platecrutching since 962 AD.