Phatose wrote...
As it stands, armor could probably be removed wholesale and I wouldn't mind that much.
From a lore perspective, your kinetic barriers are going to do a heck of a lot more then armor will to protect you, without restricting your movements the way rigid armor does. I expect in the game world, Miranda's swimwear actually makes more sense then Ashley's armor. Dodging shots works. Your armor isn't very useful against hyper-velocity projectiles.
The main reason it's an issue is because armor had the important secondary function of being a spacesuit. Kinetic Barriers might protect you against bullets - but toxic atmospheres it probably won't help against, and it certainly won't help you much against the cold of space.
It's more than just protecting from projectiles, though. Kinetic barriers won't help much if you fall off a cliff, will it? (Not being sarcastic here, I'm just on my way to bed and my brain is halfway there already
) But even if they do, you still need thermal clips and usually a lot of various equipment to handle different situations. And your suit needs to be able to hold on to your guns when you're not equipping them. This is just off the top of my head, there might even be more reasons why armour is a very valid choice, if not necessity, for soldiers.Don't know enough about physics to argue against the uselessness of armour vs. bullets in the Mass Effect universe, but I'm sure they could invent some kind of coating that would protect you, even if just minimally, against bullets. It would seem odd if suits don't give you an advantage in any way against projectiles. Maybe your shields would be stronger if your suit could carry heavier shield generators?
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