Great helmet vs Balck helmet?

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Did you noticed in 0.702 the reinforced great helmet gives 27 armor and the reinforced black helmet only 26? I don't remember how it was before, but wasn't the black armor supposed to be superior to the common armor?
 
Some parts of black armor are better than plate and vice versa.
Overall black armor is an alternative platemail rather than a better/worse armor.
 
seemed like it to me too until a certien point because i didn't look enogh, but the black helm exposes the face while the great helm covers them well, so it's realistic that way.
and the great helm, black armor and black boots are the strongest, but not really superior since they are also the heaviest.
 
and the great helm, black armor and black boots are the strongest, but not really superior since they are also the heaviest.
Well, thats why its somewhat foolish to fight on foot with black/plate armor. But since on horseback weight doesn't matter, they are the ultimate armors for mounted units. I find that the great helm goes very well with the black plate and legs. Looks a bit odd, but very cool at the same time IMO.
 
I've always thought it's silly that, in rpgs, armor which is black and shiny is always extra tough.

Honestly, imagine if in all the racing simulators ever made, red cars were faster than all the other ones.

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"Black" armor is the one used by the black knights. It is not simply a regular plate painted black, but rather a unique piece of armor.
 
Personally while I foot I use Hardened Leather Boots/Gloves/Gloves and usually the best Helm I can afford. I'd be better off in the Black boots, but I just like the overall look better with the leather ones. :grin: Downloading the new patch now got my last guy to lvl 14, and had 19/20/17 armor, which overall isn't half bad, and doesn't slow me down at all.
 
NikkTheTrick said:
"Black" armor is the one used by the black knights. It is not simply a regular plate painted black, but rather a unique piece of armor.

Maybe 5-10 years ago, but nowdays everyone goes for the pink pimp look :razz:
 
NikkTheTrick said:
"Black" armor is the one used by the black knights. It is not simply a regular plate painted black, but rather a unique piece of armor.

Yeah, it is made from regular plate that is undergoing a sophisticated hardening process of hanging in a chimney for months. The side effect is it's unique, black colour.
 
the black armor has more plates and they'r thicker... the steel might be better too, and there'r these line-shaped bumps.
 
According to the table of armor stats, which was posted several days ago, everything "reinforced black" must be superior over the not "black" corresponding parts. This is true for the breast plate and for the grieves, but now (0.702) it is not true with the helmets.

Yep! Just checked. The black helmet used to give 2 points more. so this is just another bug. Very minor indeed, but Mahnid in black armor looks so cool :sad:
 
There were renaissance german troops called black riders. They rode around in black plate armor and daul wielded pistols.
 
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