Roop - I'll concede your first point - we're egomaniacs, and the chicks dig
a man in metal. But as for the rest:
At 02:51 PM 6/9/99 -0500, you wrote:
>History lesson: Plate armor did not become feasible until the invention of
>the stirrup, and had been invented long before. Anyone who wore plate mail
>required the employ of a squire to assit them in getting dressed, getting on
>and off their horse, eating, crapping, breathing. Guys were not in full
>platemail running down a beach being chased by alligators. Ok? In this
>game, platemail is not like it was in our history, it is much lighter and
>thinner, and allows great flexibility. I can play a guitar in a kevlar
>vest, and that's probably what EQ's steel plate is like.
*Dangerwillrobinsondangerdanger!*
This is a common fallacy of those who do not understand the incredible
construction techniques behind plate mail armour. Plate mail had to be
well made, fit to the owner, and easily wearable. Just as an FYI, my
roommate has been constructing her own suit of full plate, and after
several weeks of running around in it, she can indeed chase people down.
It's not easy (there certainly SHOULD be a stamina penalty) but it is possible.
She does still need a Squire to put it on - good thing she's a Knight ;)
>I think the same people who complain about us wearing platemail are the same
>people who don't like twisting or juggling.
Not true - I believe in the inherent balance behind twisting. My primary
complaint against plate is that it doesn't appear to be in our idiom - but
that's for roleplayers. If you want to roleplay a Battle Bard, put on the
plate, grab a tomahawk, and hack your way to fitness. If you want to be
the Minstrel Bard, then put on lighter stuff, and bash monsters with your lute.
But as Roop says - by all means TWIST!
Talies the Wanderer