I think the armour we have seen so far looks great. I only have one problem, the horned helmets look really stupid.

Skyrim could use bigger variety of mail, not just 1 "mail armor" but different kinds, look for example at this screenies: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,155113.0.html, it's from mount&blade warband mod vikingr, there are many cool viking armors, all historically accurate, armor don't need to be flashy and ovedone to look good, sometimes it's good to stick with more "basic" look.

WTB power armor! Call it... magic infused plating or something like that! hehe :fallout:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5214671240_afec259dfd_z.jpg is realistic to you? :tongue:

And what is "Evil armor" anyway, please explain. :hubbahubba:

Thing is game devs watch apparently too much american football...

Most of the armor in Oblivion looked plausible, except glass armor, daeric was over the top but was designed this way. Only other complains is that the legion armor used one cm thick plates and the female chainmail top was to flimsy.

i like this set of armour, would like the steel more like this, DS armour is all pretty good imo, like this http://www.insidesocal.com/techout/DemonsSouls_4.jpg

orcish armour should look like this- but with different colours

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm9A8lmTRqBcqlPiZUq_y3mA-SlQwS2WzfwItQctDVXhHa34bktQ


http://www.finest-japanese-art.com/finest_japanese_art/2Edo_Samurai_Oni_Suit_of_Armor_0546.JPG


http://www.finest-japanese-art.com/finest_japanese_art/1juyo_yoroi.jpg

It's really closely based on real armor, this one is http://www.google.pl/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Zbroja_1514.JPG&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zbroja_1514.JPG&h=2272&w=1704&sz=651&tbnid=Hm6ThnpFaaSfCM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmaximilians%2Barmor&zoom=1&q=maximilians+armor&usg=__bU1vnQ_Ka3FJm4pcXC0TsUHEoV4=&sa=X&ei=ZDlVTaSqHMSaOrHcrdgE&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_armour

Helmet used is known as armet http://www.google.pl/imgres?imgurl=http://www.a2armory.com/images/med-helmets/armet-helm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.a2armory.com/medknigarhel.html&h=293&w=243&sz=11&tbnid=VVaMezqrvSRfoM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3DArmet%2Bhelmet&zoom=1&q=Armet+helmet&hl=pl&usg=__j27SALJE6S0jFyjecajriQNK8YU=&sa=X&ei=jzpVTfOcNsWYOpyk8bwF&ved=0CDoQ9QEwBg

Power Armor is in Fallout, bro. :disguise:

Oh yes they looked evil. The problem was, so many baddies wore them in Oblivion that the feeling soon wore off. Unique evil armour I would very much like to see. Also I have very high standards for evil armour :chaos:



That does look very realistic i am glad you pointed that out. A bit of a paint job on the amour but apart from that tis looks fine

Evil armour.... making you look evil and sinister since 1949 I cant really explain what evil armour is, here is a link that shows sort of what I mean,

http://huntersinsight.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/evil_armor_concept_art.jpg

Well pauldrons are over-the-top and look like very weakly attached, paintjob is crappy, (or it's rather different materials used in manufacture), overall it looks more like ceremonial armor, it would need serious overhaul to be considered as realistic(for combat use), still better than wow(but right gauntlet base look like straight taken from it).

I like unrealistic imposingly evil armor, with the Huge Spiked Shoulderpads of Villiany. I also wouldn't mind a few ludicrously large pauldrons, like those worn by http://privateerpress.com/files/products/khador/warcasters/vladimir-the-dark-prince-of-umbrey.png.

And Bound Armor suits have to look like Power Ranger armor
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0KOfTV1dbc
bound Cuirass on self for 120 sec
bound Greaves on self for 120 sec
bound Boots on self 120 sec
Bound Gauntlets on Self for 120 Sec
Bound Helmet on Self for 120 Sec
Bound Sword on Self for 120 Sec

I stopped being a mage after accidentally conjuring 'Bound Stick in Bottom for 10 seconds'. It really killed my mood.

This picture is definitely not elder scrolls style, even daedric don't have such silly pauldrons, not bashing this visual style but it's not fitting tes.

If we are supposed to be all powerful heroes we may as well have over-the-top costumes to display our status, no?

But we don't have to and up to this time we didn't. Over the top is good with over-the-top art style, tes is not prime example of it(strange, alien style - yes, check morrowind, but it's always not beyond internal disbelief).

I want http://images.wikia.com/warhammer40k/images/3/3f/Emperor_VS_Horus.jpg armour and will settle for nothing less.

Sure I was so dissapointed when I saw emperor in Oblivion .

Yeah, they totally gimped him.

So you liked The Dwemer armor from Morrowind?
Ew.

NO. I want my ludacrisly oversized armor designed for badass look rather that usability in my fantasy games. I hate it when you guys try to bring logic into a video game with magic and dragons.

I dont think i've ever seen any armor in any game, that i thought was more rediculous or impractical than most ACTUAL suits of armor from 14th-16th century Europe.

OP you sound like you're aiming for more of a 10th-13th early 14th century feel.

power ranger armor?

...as i recall, their armor wasnt really all that crazy, just colorful.

by the way, the only thing even REMOTELY similar to power rangers is how sheogorath/jyggalag grew larger before getting his ass handed to him.

those who watched power rangers should understand that reference.

Looks like something I would draw when I was 12.