What's with the skimpy armor? : V - Skyrim

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:25 pm

The Nords are just too drunk to notice that they didn't wear enough armor parts; deal with it.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:14 pm

On the medieval ages there was no magic , or Argonians or Dragons... "Fantasy Role Playing Game" :turtle:

In the TES there's also swords that are used to stab people. They would protect themselves just the same.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:05 pm

Oh aye, everyone should be wearing something that makes them look more like http://tobewell.areavoices.com/files/2011/03/tin-can.jpg

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:01 am

We've seen a full suit of Elven armor, haven't we?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:26 am

If armor is skimpy what's the point of wearing it? It's supposed to help stop big sword, axes, and form destroying your flesh bits. Women have never had skimpy armor in TES, theres no "dealing" to be gone.

Errm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elder_Scrolls_Arena_Cover.jpg

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:43 am

Errm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elder_Scrolls_Arena_Cover.jpg

The only person wearing skimpy anything is the woman, and she's not even wearing armor. Not much of a point.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:57 am

Errm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elder_Scrolls_Arena_Cover.jpg

Nice. :tongue:

This is a fantasy game. Conan and Red Sonja have just as much a place in it as any one of Arthur's knights. In fact thematically they certainly seem to be leaning more one way than the other.

That said, they've already shown a few screens with full armored suits. No reason for anyone to get worked up.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:11 pm

Very skimpy almost naked warning skimpy image!
http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/51/51833.jpg :whistling:

EDIT i got ninjaed again :spotted owl: :ninja: :unsure:

Oh yea, He is totally not wearing much armor. I see a lot of skin in that picture :flamethrower:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:10 am

The Nords are just too drunk to notice that they didn't wear enough armor parts; deal with it.

Well I play as Redguards so I'm not going to be dealing with it. :tongue:

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:35 pm

The only person wearing skimpy anything is the woman, and she's not even wearing armor. Not much of a point.

I get one can't make any sort of point with you , we show you the elven and Orcrish armor , naaaah , Arena cover , naaaaa , no way to have a discussion with one sided mind :wavey:

I still respect your opinion , but seems that every other post than yours is just discarded :wave:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:53 am

(which not many people actually wore in battle)

No wonder why, it's so heavy and bulky. The only thing interesting is that it looks cool.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:46 am

If armor is skimpy what's the point of wearing it? It's supposed to help stop big swords, axes, and arrows form destroying your flesh bits. Women have never had skimpy armor in TES, theres no "dealing" to be gone.

You never played Daggerfall, did you?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:57 am

I get one can't make any sort of point with you , we show you the elven and Orcrish armor , naaaah , Arena cover , naaaaa , no way to have a discussion with one sided mind :wavey:

I still respect your opinion , but seems that every other post than yours is just discarded :wave:

I know full well that there's armor that covers the whole body in the game. I'm making the point that there should be no skimpy armor. Why, because it makes no sense, and don't say "in fantasy nothing makes much sense", that's not true.

P.S.
It's still not a good point.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:52 am

You never played Daggerfall, did you?

I downloaded it a little while ago, haven't been able to get out of the first dungeon yet, so I can't say much. The gameplay and imagery of Daggerfall and Arena are based off D & D anyway, there only related to the later TES by storyline.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:13 am

Well...what about http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/galleries/2011-04-01/skyrim-screenshots-040111/skyrim-screenshots-040111_1301675133.jpeg?

That was my first reaction too

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:24 am

I get one can't make any sort of point with you , we show you the elven and Orcrish armor , naaaah , Arena cover , naaaaa , no way to have a discussion with one sided mind :wavey:

I still respect your opinion , but seems that every other post than yours is just discarded :wave:

Well, some of the armors shown are indeed useless and especially in a very cold climate like Skyrim it would be idiotic to wear them (not even counting in the lack of protection against weapons).

I know full well that there's armor that covers the whole body in the game. I'm making the point that there should be no skimpy armor. Why, because it makes no sense, and don't say "in fantasy nothing makes much sense", that's not true.

Especially since Bethesda claims they want to make a 'low-fantasy' game (= believable apart from the fantasy aspect like dragons, magic etc).

Personally I don't mind the slightly skimpy armor that much, but the OP has a point.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:29 pm

I downloaded it a little while ago, haven't been able to get out of the first dungeon yet, so I can't say much. The gameplay and imagery of Daggerfall and Arena are based off D & D anyway, there only related to the later TES by storyline.

even in D&D there were examples of skimpiness. & yes there is a point to covering less, agility, why get hit when one can avoid the blow

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:12 am

I see armor thats extremely skimpy and that's not covering much. The armor on Dovahkiin doesn't even cover his back, and the one on the khajiit only covers one of his arms and just a small section of his chest. Last time I checked armor is worn for protection, not just looks. Skyrim is also a cold place to live so why is everyone running around like there going to go swimming at the local beach on a hot summer day? I actually HATE the look of the armor. I'm a history buff and the two things that I can't stand is armor that's either over the top, with random stuff jutting out of it, or armor thats basically a frying pan on a string. I hope they have more realistic armor in addition to this stuff. I'll still like the game if the armor looks like this, but I'm going to have a hard time ignoring the fact that swords are being deflected off my body by one cooking pot and a whole lot of air.

Maybe in 200 years people in Tamriel have simply gotten more open sixually?

By the way, armor is worn for protection, but there's a LOT of different types of armor in the world. Armor that completely protects you, like full plate, is awesome but...would make as slow as a turtle. Finding a balance between protection and mobility is one of those little reality check things when you are an ancient warrior. Look at some greek armors, like spartan armor. Sure, it didnt cover their arms...but gave them the arm mobility to drive spears into their enemies in their flanking formation. Yo have to give and take in life.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:56 am

I see armor thats extremely skimpy and that's not covering much. The armor on Dovahkiin doesn't even cover his back, and the one on the khajiit only covers one of his arms and just a small section of his chest. Last time I checked armor is worn for protection, not just looks. Skyrim is also a cold place to live so why is everyone running around like there going to go swimming at the local beach on a hot summer day? I actually HATE the look of the armor. I'm a history buff and the two things that I can't stand is armor that's either over the top, with random stuff jutting out of it, or armor thats basically a frying pan on a string. I hope they have more realistic armor in addition to this stuff. I'll still like the game if the armor looks like this, but I'm going to have a hard time ignoring the fact that swords are being deflected off my body by one cooking pot and a whole lot of air.

I completely agree, Bethesda should have made there very first trailer simply clips of all the super cool legendary armor, weapons & spells that you have to work hard to get that way we didn't get the shock of finding out about them for ourselves when the time comes to play the game...... What were they thinking holding details of something like that in reserve? :banghead:

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:05 pm

I completely agree, Bethesda should have made there very first trailer simply clips of all the super cool legendary armor, weapons & spells that you have to work hard to get that way we didn't get the shock of finding out about them for ourselves when the time comes to play the game...... What were they thinking holding details of something like that in reserve? :banghead:

And what exactly does that have to do with skimpy armor?

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:04 pm

Witcher 1 is the only one to do armour right for player and NPC characters. After seeing that game I just really can't put much hope in any other developer making realistic looking armours that also look good.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:15 am

That's all light armor, obviously. They're not showing us much of the badass http://i55.tinypic.com/11llwfk.jpg yet. And does http://i55.tinypic.com/2a9xz01.jpg look "skimpy" to you?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:03 am

Just so you people know, I'm only talking about the armor in the pictures I gave. You guys keep going "Look at this one". Doesn't change the fact those armor examples are skimpy.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:11 am

As we all know this isn't a fantasy game, this is a realistic combat simulator.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:03 pm

Light armor is light armor. In real life when peasants would go to war they never had full armor. Thats what I see in the pictures.