One thing I'll note about the armor in the first pic vs the 2nd pic... the armor (at least the pauldrons) is in fact far closer to what hard shell armor would look like in the real world.
I speak of the angular aspect of it.. it has a sharp angular design... a key fundamental concept in armor plating design. A sloped sheet of armor has greater ablative properties than flat or rounded armor plating (though rounded armor plating still has greater ablative properties than flat plating).
While Mass Effect is a far cry from realism, the armor (the pauldrons at least) shown in the first picture are far more believable as real armor.. and thus receives my endorsement over the 2nd one.
Now you know.
And knowing is half the battle.
Modifié par Hathur, 09 juin 2011 - 06:10 .