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[Paul E Dangerously]

Just let me find an entire suit of Templar armor without having to pray to the mercy of the RNG gods.

[luna1124]

I love all aspects of this set

Modifié par luna1124, 25 août 2013 - 01:41 .

[Giant ambush beetle]

[andar91]

The Woldan wrote...

Oh, I LOVE that armor. I really love the rise (albeit a slow one) of reasonable armor for women, and this goes to show that you can wear protection and still look good (not that looking good is necessarily a priority, but some of those historical armors are hideous, and that goes for men and women).

I like Sif's armor from Thor. http://26.media.tumb...ah8aao1_500.png

[AngryFrozenWater]

@luna1124:

Somehow that reminds me of Guild Wars' necromancer elite Canthan armor.



That one looks more like a walking Chinese restaurant, though.

Modifié par AngryFrozenWater, 25 août 2013 - 02:13 .

[Sandy]

Chainmail and coat

Platemail full armor and coat

Plate and coat 2

Origins scale armor

and..

The armor I am hoping to be using in the game since it is made by the DA concept artists:

Awesome Inquisitor chainmail and plate armor

Modifié par sandellniklas, 25 août 2013 - 03:56 .

[MisanthropePrime]

Ho-ho!

[CaptainBlackGold]

This younger generation... Why in my day, a few strips of leather, maybe a bit of silk for the ladies and a sweet sword were all we needed to go adventuring.

John Carter, Conan and Red Sonja all laugh at your silly full plate armor, fancy full coverage maille and bulky leathers! Skimpy, revealing and impractical armor is all a real adventurer needs!

Tongue, firmly in cheek...

[The Spirit of Dance]

I'd like to see this set available for the warrior class with the ability to reflect light of of it.

Modifié par supremebloodwolf, 25 août 2013 - 05:24 .

[Undead Han]

The Woldan wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

Since everyone has been posting pictures of male armor, how about some female versions?

As you wish m'lord.

Women in reasonable armor:

(Cassandra would look great in this one. )

I could totally see Cassandra in that.

[Undead Han]

Most of the designs posted so far have been Western European, or fantasy-based ones loosely inspired by the armor of Western Europe. On that note, how about some armor designs from the Byzantine Empire and the East?

[Blackrising]

I was fine with the armour in DA2.
Especially the warrior sets were pretty neat.

But really, my highest priority is that the armour for females actually covers the body instead of leaving important parts open to attacks in a misguided attempt at making them appear attractive. (Running around with basically half a set of armour reeks of stupidity and therefore pretty much eliminates attraction. Entirely.)
Bioware is on the right track since DA2 (no boob cups!), so I'm not too worried.

[Undead Han]

As far as DA2 armors go, this one was also my favorite:

Wulfram wrote...


Best Bioware Armour Ever. So let me wear it for more than the prologue this time.

Generally I like my armour to be simple and look like steel rather than be some other colour. Shiny is good though.

[blaidfiste]

No more Blood Dragon Armor and I'll be happy.

[Das Tentakel]

@ Han Shot First:
There's actually considerable overlap in Eastern Roman / Byzantine / Russian arms and armour and that of western / central / southwestern / northern Europe. It's later on that you see really noticeable differences between the late Byzantines and Muscovites and their western cousins. Mongolian and Turco-Persian influence and all that.

Ottoman armour:





What's interesting is that the construction method uses small pieces of plate linked together by using chainmail. It's also something I have seen in some samurai armours.








And here's some Russian stuff from roughly the same period (16th - 17th centuries):





A Polish-Lithuanian example; I think this actually looks nicer than the Russian and Ottoman armours, in shape it seems to aim at mixing 'western' form with 'eastern' construction methods:



Nevertheless, l don't think we are going to see any of this, just as with the nice Renaissance armours. But I wouldn't be suprised to see something like this in a future CD Projekt game.

Modifié par Das Tentakel, 25 août 2013 - 07:04 .

[PsychoBlonde]

My only real "problems" with the armor in the games thus far related to 1. the insane boob plates in Origins, particularly on the "heavy chain" and 2. the REALLY insane enormous sticking-out shoulder plates in Origins. Those things were ABSURD, they would basically immobilize your arms and provide gigantic handles anyone could grab to haul you around.

What I'd really like is if the metal parts of the armor actually WERE rigid instead of being the locations for flex areas as they were in Origins. I can't believe someone's actually wearing armor if they stretch and the chest plate somehow magically expands like it's made out of rubber. No. And chainmail doesn't stretch, either. It's not spandex. It's not even cotton. IT's FRIGGIN METAL.

[Lokiwithrope]

Bump.

[happy_daiz]

Gloom Armor, ala Demon's Souls


I don't know why, but I always go back to that armor... It might be the stabby-stabby spikes on the helmet, tbh.

For mage armor, I'd like to be able to pick individual pieces, ala Dragon's Dogma, rather than a full set at once.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 26 août 2013 - 02:21 .

[The dead fish]

[quote]Han Shot First wrote...

Most of the designs posted so far have been Western European, or fantasy-based ones loosely inspired by the armor of Western Europe. On that note, how about some armor designs from the Byzantine Empire and the East?



















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Modifié par Sylvianus, 26 août 2013 - 02:25 .

[Am1vf]

 I'm loving this thread, several of my favourite armors and drawings of armors ar already here, and I've never used "right mouse button"/"save image as" so much in a BSN thread

Specificly I would like to see more of this:

The Woldan wrote...
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And this:

nightcobra8928 wrote...
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Personality Disorder wrote...
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I suddenly feel the need to mention Polish Hussars.
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Yes, Polish Hussars look great, some of the best looking armors in history imo, until you notice the wings 


To add a few of what I would like:






It would also be nice to see some less armored gear for characters who are not tanking, including casual and court clothes for when not in battle.

I'd like to add that I like the direction DA2 DLC armors seem to be taking.

And lastly, may not be exactly armors, but the DA inventory seems to think it is. I would like to see some bucklers:

[Das Tentakel]

Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...

In Exile wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

Armor that looks practical and is inspired by real historical designs.

There should be no weird spikes coming out of the armor for no apparent reason, and no pauldrons of ridiculousness. The designs should look pragmatic rather than silly. Unfortunately most RPGs completely fail in that regard.

I will never, ever understand why any of those designs are supposed to look good. I appreciate that they're practical and functional, but good? Bleh. 

There's a reason that those nifty looking armors are in good condition even today, a couple hundred years after they were made: they never saw battle.

Why? Because even if they were designed as fully functional armor, who would charge into battle in his gold and gems encrusted armor that's sporting intricate smithcrafts like special patterns in the steel that look like a painting?

One battle and all that stuff you paid for to look exactly like a designer jacket after you got put through a grinder. Unnecessary costs. Ceremonial armor is for ceremonies. For battle you put on your bogstandard, boring looking steel plate.

The fancy embossed Renaissance armour is probably parade armour; some of it may be functionally unsuitable for (early gunpowder era) warfare (not strong enough etc.). In a fantasy context that matter less, as they are still 'functional' in covering the body and allowing full mobility. The decorations themselves might actually be considered 'magical' in nature providing protective bonuses.
At least, protective bonuses in locations where it counts (+10 on the fancy demon-faced codpiece ).

Edging, bluing, silvering etc. are a different matter, and quite a few of these armours are explicity described as intended for tournaments (very likely to be damaged) or field use (less chance of getting hurt, actually...).
The reason that these armours survived is really a combination of surviving intact (damaged armour is structurally suspect, and you better replace it or at least the damaged part), the importance of the owner, family / dynastic pride, wealthy collectors' efforts and even nationalism. There are several collections of fairly Spartan-looking intact armour that are the legacy of 16th / 17th century military armouries, like the Landeszeughaus in Graz, Austria, or parts of the collection of the Dutch army museum. Graz alone has 32,000 items in its inventory.



Gutentag. The Holy Roman Empire wants YOU for the Army...

Even simple ('munitions grade') armours could be 'pimped'. By painting 'em.









It's not everybody's cup of tea, but, depending on extent and type of decoration, it sure can 'prettify' a simple but functional helmet.

One thing that doesn't get too much mention is the importance of clothing underneath or on top of armour. This can really add to the impression. The Dark Souls concept art shows an example of what looks like a surcoat (they can be handy too, because metal armour can get really, really hot when directly exposed to the sun).












(One can, of course, take it a bit too far...)

[Wompoo]

Huntress wrote...

Somehting Like:


And This:

Yes I would love to see more mage gear as shown above. As for full plate armour, god I hate it.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Am1_vf wrote...

Wow, beautiful realistic female armor AND my favorite medieval weapon, the Mordaxt. I love you.  

[Am1vf]

The Woldan wrote...

Am1_vf wrote...

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Wow, beautiful realistic female armor AND my favorite medieval weapon, the Mordaxt. I love you.  

Here is the artist, it's him you should love, not me