Real armour in Skyrim? : V

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:26 pm

Would you like to see armour based on real armour in the game?

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:30 am

Some armor was based off of real armor. The Nights of the Nine armor was based on the Nights Templar, and Steel armor I thought was at least based off of traditional plate armor.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:55 am

It already IS in the game, dude. It just doesn't have the names of the inspiration there. For example, the horned dude you see behind this text? that's "Viking"-inspired right there. (Yes I know real vikings didn't actually have horns on their helmets).

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:07 pm

Sure, as long as the Elven armor stays. In addition to other epic fantasy armors

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:03 am

i know there inspired, but i ment like the actul thing not just based off. with the real embles and everything.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:16 am

It already IS in the game, dude. It just doesn't have the names of the inspiration there. For example, the horned dude you see behind this text? that's "Viking"-inspired right there. (Yes I know real vikings didn't actually have horns on their helmets).

they did to!
*puts on a helmet with horns*

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:01 am

im am so disappointed that no one else likes to have greek armor

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CNC49206lg.jpg

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:50 am

i know there inspired, but i ment like the actul thing not just based off. with the real embles and everything.

No, probably not. Emblems mean something, and they're probably not just gonna stick some real world armor for a particular faction into a TES game.

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

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:58 am

i know there inspired, but i ment like the actul thing not just based off. with the real embles and everything.

No, this is pointless. Why would there be, say, GREEK armor in a universe where the GREEKS never existed?

The armor in the game belongs to the cultures of the game. It wouldn't make sense to have real-world armor in the game.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:38 am

Lots of other fantisy games include real armour

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:22 am

The Roman Centurion armor, is simply chainmail. Knight's armor is simply steel. All of it is medieval. Imperial Legion armor is a lot like gladiator armor. Viking is also chainmail, and I would assume that fur armor would also be viking. Elven, Orcish, Daedric, etc are fantasy.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:06 am

Firstly http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_vikings_have_horns_on_their_helmets
On point i do think that they should add so other types of armour.. ( glass just svcked anyone how say different is blind or dumb) but the concept of begin able to add emblems/customize Armour even if its only its the colour is good.....

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:04 pm

what about the roman plate armour that replaced the chainmail around 75BC

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:35 am

It already IS in the game, dude. It just doesn't have the names of the inspiration there. For example, the horned dude you see behind this text? that's "Viking"-inspired right there. (Yes I know real vikings didn't actually have horns on their helmets).

Hahaha, i was just about to reply and say Real vikings didn't have horns on their helmets

lol... I Should know about tough seeing as i live in norway and Norway sweden and rest of scandivia was full of vikings back from approx 790-890.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:47 am

The Roman Centurion armor, is simply chainmail. Knight's armor is simply steel. All of it is medieval. Imperial Legion armor is a lot like gladiator armor. Viking is also chainmail, and I would assume that fur armor would also be viking. Elven, Orcish, Daedric, etc are fantasy.

:facepalm:

Sort of. Roman legionary/centurion armor was not chain mail until second century a.d. The typical armor you think of when you picture a Roman soldier is called the lorica segmentata, and was not mail, but iron stips placed horizontally over each other to provide good defense, but be compact-able.

And the Imperial Legion armor is in no way similar to the gladiators. There were many types of gladiators, usually with little armor, or very stylized armor, and the guard looks like none of them.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:33 am

they did to!
*puts on a helmet with horns*

No they didn't! :flamethrower:

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:28 pm

never want to see roman armours in skyrim....ugh

and whats up with all the spelling mistakes

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:19 am

I don't see the point of having real armors in a world where they don't belong... I like "real world-inspired armors" and completely fantastical armors... and both kinds have already appeared in TES.

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:27 pm

i would want fantasy armour that looks like it could be real. not armour that were actually used in real life but looks functional enough to be used for real.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:03 am

All these Real Armors is in the Elder scrolls but it got another name

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:24 pm

im am so disappointed that no one else likes to have greek armor

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CNC49206lg.jpg

Thats the armor with nothing covering your butt right?

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:40 pm

i know there inspired, but i ment like the actul thing not just based off. with the real embles and everything.

Why? This isn't Earth.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:48 am

:facepalm:

Sort of. Roman legionary/centurion armor was not chain mail until second century a.d. The typical armor you think of when you picture a Roman soldier is called the lorica segmentata, and was not mail, but iron stips placed horizontally over each other to provide good defense, but be compact-able.

And the Imperial Legion armor is in no way similar to the gladiators. There were many types of gladiators, usually with little armor, or very stylized armor, and the guard looks like none of them.

I don't think you are allowed to point those things out if you spell "Knights" as "Nights" :hehe:

EDIT: Ooo, that is fun. Anyways, no, yes sure? Random on topic banter. More is good. IMplement it well.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:22 am

i want to see imperial guards wearing roman like armours.... WISH GRANTED!! see the trailer, the guards will use armour very similar to the roman armour, and probaly identical (the shoulders) to the morrowind imperial armour =0