My legs are very warm

[soup_alex]

Inspired by #hit locations confusion, which okiN is kindly doing his best to alleviate. I'm such a blessed pedant, you know?

Between the armour I employing to protect my wiry frame, and the boots that protect my companions from my sweaty warrior-feet, my legs appear to be the most comprehensively defended piece of anatomy I happen to carry on my person.

What-deal-the-that-with, eh?

 

[Sir Prince]

Me simple elf. Simple elf no unerstand.

 

[Stonewall382]

I was just thinking the same thing.
(He means that because some body armor adds to leg protection, and there's also boots, that legs are possibly the most heavily armored part of the body in the game.)

 

[Sir Prince]

Of course.. makes sense.. UNDERARMOUR!

 

[Worbah]

If you are mounted, most hits hit your legs and feet.

 

[kkriegg]

 

[Maelstorm]

This forum gets creepier everyday. It takes courage to look at pics posted

 

[Juno]

 

[okiN]

I've often wondered about this as well. Can't say I know the answer.

 

[Daimyo]

Because it's a beta and the location system isn't still fully implemented, maybe?

 

[okiN]

What does that have to do with the armor ratings?

 

[Daimyo]

Cause maybe later we would have foot armor, legs armor, arms armor, each one giving benefits to the other and so on.
I'm bored, I don't want to explain it clearer than that. Try to understand.

 

[okiN]

Daimyo, that still doesn't answer the question why the leg armor rating is the highest...

 

[spurious]

Because there are not seperate upper leg protection, as its moddled onto the body armour. that or there are long coat like body armours that would cover alot of leg anywhere such as the coat of plates.

Thus your upper leg armour is part of body armour, and until (if ever) there is a seperate upper and lower leg protection, a load of leg armour will be provided by the body armour and legs count as just one location with a combined armour rating from lower leg stuff like greaves and boots and whatever is given by the body armour.

 

[soup_alex]

Somebody ask Armagan - and reiterate the "how does speed bonus come into play" query also

(no, I don't think it's really been terribly though out beyond "ah, body armour constitutes trousers, as well. Better give it a leg armour value")