Mass Effect:
Grunt - unprotected upper arm
A lot of characters in ME doesn't have armor, but they may not need it since they have shields.
Qunari Soldier, Qunari Commander and Qunari Arishok - Mainly bare bodies supposed to show their muscle kind of like Conan or barbarian I assume. The shoulder pads are mainly for indication of rank. But you'd think that this technologically advanced people who conquered half of Thedas before would have some kind of full military armor.
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
Qunari Soldier, Qunari Commander and Qunari Arishok - Mainly bare bodies supposed to show their muscle kind of like Conan or barbarian I assume. The shoulder pads are mainly for indication of rank. But you'd think that this technologically advanced people who conquered half of Thedas before would have some kind of full military armor.
If you were wearing full plate armor when your ship wrecked across a reef, you'd probably sink in the water.
Assuming they had to swim to shore of course.
Plus, they can't exactly go out to the market and buy armor, as that would look really suspicious.
I imagine with the coming Qunari invasion they'll be adorned in full plate armor like the codex said they were during the first Qunari invasion.
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
Qunari Soldier, Qunari Commander and Qunari Arishok - Mainly bare bodies supposed to show their muscle kind of like Conan or barbarian I assume. The shoulder pads are mainly for indication of rank. But you'd think that this technologically advanced people who conquered half of Thedas before would have some kind of full military armor.
If you were wearing full plate armor when your ship wrecked across a reef, you'd probably sink in the water.
Assuming they had to swim to shore of course.
Plus, they can't exactly go out to the market and buy armor, as that would look really suspicious.
I imagine with the coming Qunari invasion they'll be adorned in full plate armor like the codex said they were during the first Qunari invasion.
Given the fact that they're segragated in a tiny corner of the city, with no money and nothing they can or will sell to get it, having any at all would be far less believable.alex90c wrote...
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
Qunari Soldier, Qunari Commander and Qunari Arishok - Mainly bare bodies supposed to show their muscle kind of like Conan or barbarian I assume. The shoulder pads are mainly for indication of rank. But you'd think that this technologically advanced people who conquered half of Thedas before would have some kind of full military armor.
If you were wearing full plate armor when your ship wrecked across a reef, you'd probably sink in the water.
Assuming they had to swim to shore of course.
Plus, they can't exactly go out to the market and buy armor, as that would look really suspicious.
I imagine with the coming Qunari invasion they'll be adorned in full plate armor like the codex said they were during the first Qunari invasion.
They spent at least four years in Kirkwall and not one, not a single one had armour plating. This is stretching suspension of disbelief a bit.
alex90c wrote...
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
Qunari Soldier, Qunari Commander and Qunari Arishok - Mainly bare bodies supposed to show their muscle kind of like Conan or barbarian I assume. The shoulder pads are mainly for indication of rank. But you'd think that this technologically advanced people who conquered half of Thedas before would have some kind of full military armor.
If you were wearing full plate armor when your ship wrecked across a reef, you'd probably sink in the water.
Assuming they had to swim to shore of course.
Plus, they can't exactly go out to the market and buy armor, as that would look really suspicious.
I imagine with the coming Qunari invasion they'll be adorned in full plate armor like the codex said they were during the first Qunari invasion.
They spent at least four years in Kirkwall and not one, not a single one had armour plating. This is stretching suspension of disbelief a bit.
David Gaider wrote...
Siradix wrote...
So we were told that chainmail bikins were never going to be included in DA2, understandable. But what's with having Isabela wear an outfit so short that we can see butt every time she jumps? Or is this the current fad? Side boobs for 2009 and butts for 2011.
We were never against having sexy outfits. What we were trying to do is not have everything be sexy and revealing, even when it didn't make any sense. Our heavy armor is still heavy even on female characters (you can see this in the Lady Hawke armor, for instance) and even for non-armor outfits there are still more modest versions, depending on the character in question.
Modifié par Sabariel, 22 décembre 2011 - 11:40 .
Siradix wrote...
Not sure if this helps the Isabela discussion, but this is what Gaider told me a year ago when I was asking about the way Isabela looked after I first saw the trailer with her in it.David Gaider wrote...
Siradix wrote...
So we were told that chainmail bikins were never going to be included in DA2, understandable. But what's with having Isabela wear an outfit so short that we can see butt every time she jumps? Or is this the current fad? Side boobs for 2009 and butts for 2011.
We were never against having sexy outfits. What we were trying to do is not have everything be sexy and revealing, even when it didn't make any sense. Our heavy armor is still heavy even on female characters (you can see this in the Lady Hawke armor, for instance) and even for non-armor outfits there are still more modest versions, depending on the character in question.
motomotogirl wrote...
That part of Isabela's outfit is honestly very dumb. I mean, she's wearing panties. PANTIES. It's stupid. Her top is practical and sexy, and I love it. The boots are sexy. Like the article showed, you don't have to show skin for a character to be sexy, and the boots prove it. But walking around in your panties? Really??????
Dave Exclamation Mark Yognaut wrote...
motomotogirl wrote...
That part of Isabela's outfit is honestly very dumb. I mean, she's wearing panties. PANTIES. It's stupid. Her top is practical and sexy, and I love it. The boots are sexy. Like the article showed, you don't have to show skin for a character to be sexy, and the boots prove it. But walking around in your panties? Really??????
What are you talking about? Everyone knows pirates have no pants because umm.... uh... yeah I have no idea what the decison process behind that was.
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
to be fair, you could enchant her armor with armor runes, which is better than nothing if you don't like her appearance.
Because then she's wearing something that's comfortable and is enchanted to give her more protection than one would think.
Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 22 décembre 2011 - 06:16 .
The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
It's pricey and you have to have the right connections. You either need to know a Tranquil, a Dwarf, or be an enchantments expert yourself
And some people may not believe a tiny rune can really do all that.
Though I gather you're being sarcastic.
Isn't that Warlord from DC? Never thought anyone would have to balls to put on that armor.Thief-of-Hearts wrote...
this was a fun article. and i lol'd at this:
Modifié par Obadiah, 22 décembre 2011 - 06:32 .
I don't understand your logic here. DA2 was an improvement in female armor design over Origins, but because you don't like the style, it means they are going back to boob plates and bare midriffs?alex90c wrote...
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm being deadly serious. The day people start accepting armour runes as a justification for characters being allowed to go in to combat scantily clad is the day Bioware can move openly from proper suits of armour to boobplates and chainmail bikinis. The armour designs in DA:O were fine (the armour boobs were a bit odd, but didn't really bother me much), but DA2's are starting to move towards the generic fantasy designs of spikes galore (Two Worlds 2 made me want to gouge my eyes out when I saw some guy's armour on that) and I just feel that they're soon going to go "generic" on the female armour designs too, not exactly Tera Online bad, but still pretty bad.
Atakuma wrote...
I don't understand your logic here. DA2 was an improvement in female armor design over Origins, but because you don't like the style, it means they are going back to boob plates and bare midriffs?alex90c wrote...
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm being deadly serious. The day people start accepting armour runes as a justification for characters being allowed to go in to combat scantily clad is the day Bioware can move openly from proper suits of armour to boobplates and chainmail bikinis. The armour designs in DA:O were fine (the armour boobs were a bit odd, but didn't really bother me much), but DA2's are starting to move towards the generic fantasy designs of spikes galore (Two Worlds 2 made me want to gouge my eyes out when I saw some guy's armour on that) and I just feel that they're soon going to go "generic" on the female armour designs too, not exactly Tera Online bad, but still pretty bad.
Well, if your idea of improvement is that it "covers more" or whatever, all the armor for a female Hawke has the same design covers the exact same areas that it does for a male Hawke. Aside from conforming to her body shape, every individual piece is pretty much identical for both genders. This is a notable change from Origins, where light armor on female characters left a substantial area exposed.alex90c wrote...
Atakuma wrote...
I don't understand your logic here. DA2 was an improvement in female armor design over Origins, but because you don't like the style, it means they are going back to boob plates and bare midriffs?alex90c wrote...
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm being deadly serious. The day people start accepting armour runes as a justification for characters being allowed to go in to combat scantily clad is the day Bioware can move openly from proper suits of armour to boobplates and chainmail bikinis. The armour designs in DA:O were fine (the armour boobs were a bit odd, but didn't really bother me much), but DA2's are starting to move towards the generic fantasy designs of spikes galore (Two Worlds 2 made me want to gouge my eyes out when I saw some guy's armour on that) and I just feel that they're soon going to go "generic" on the female armour designs too, not exactly Tera Online bad, but still pretty bad.
How was it an improvement?
Modifié par Plaintiff, 22 décembre 2011 - 07:13 .
alex90c wrote...
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm being deadly serious. The day people start accepting armour runes as a justification for characters being allowed to go in to combat scantily clad is the day Bioware can move openly from proper suits of armour to boobplates and chainmail bikinis.
The armour designs in DA:O were fine (the armour boobs were a bit odd, but didn't really bother me much),
but DA2's are starting to move towards the generic fantasy designs of spikes galore (Two Worlds 2 made me want to gouge my eyes out when I saw some guy's armour on that)
Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 22 décembre 2011 - 08:23 .
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The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
The armour designs in DA:O were fine (the armour boobs were a bit odd, but didn't really bother me much),
Boobplates do exist in our world. The article's author has made them before. Blacksmiths in Thedas probably make armor like the Chainmail in Origins based around how big the woman's boobs are.
So there's nothing odd about it. The armour would crush the boobs if it wasn't fitted to them.
Modifié par randomcheeses, 22 décembre 2011 - 09:21 .
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