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General Discussion => Other Discussions => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Zera on February 27, 2008, 07:22:00 pm

Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Zera on February 27, 2008, 07:22:00 pm
In terms of defensive power of weakest to strongest, how might the following be ordered:

Clothing - common clothing
Hide - common leather and brigandine
Driftmetal - plate fashioned from scrap metal
Steel - tempered steel plate
Carapace - scale mail fashioned from sturdy carapace
Crystalline - ornate armor fashioned from diamond, granite, quartz or other hard crystalline material

Also, any ideas for main armor components besides these?
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Liazon on February 27, 2008, 07:49:00 pm
isn't that basically already in order of weakest to strongest?  at least that's my opinion.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Zera on February 27, 2008, 08:59:00 pm
Well, I'm torn between steel and carapace. I'm not sure if the shell of an animal could, in any instance, be stronger than steel. :P

However, I'm sure there could be instances of carapace from magical or mythological creatures that is quite strong.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 27, 2008, 09:08:00 pm
it seems ok for me.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: kalan_vod on February 27, 2008, 09:50:00 pm
Seems fine with me, I would reference *insert favorite RPG here* (it would be Diablo for me, first one..not that it is truely a RPG)..
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: TIfanx1999 on February 27, 2008, 11:35:00 pm
IMHO, steel>carapace, unless you have armor fashioned from dragon scale or something rediculous like that. :)
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Liazon on February 28, 2008, 07:34:00 pm
actually, that was what I thought you meant by carapace: dragon scales.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 29, 2008, 01:51:00 am
i wonder if mythril is stronger than dragon scales?
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: JoostinOnline on February 29, 2008, 02:08:00 pm
Blue Tunic FTW!!!! Only take 50% damage!  Wait, that wasn't an option...
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: TIfanx1999 on February 29, 2008, 07:57:00 pm
wasn't it a blue "ring" that just turned the tunic blue? Nice though, defenitly the blue tunic(ring). :)
*edit* think the blue one might have reduced dmg by 25% and the red one by 50%... not entirley sure though.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Liazon on February 29, 2008, 09:54:00 pm
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actually, that was what I thought you meant by carapace: dragon scales.
^^ it's definitely lighter though
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: JoostinOnline on March 01, 2008, 03:49:00 pm
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wasn't it a blue \"ring\" that just turned the tunic blue? Nice though, defenitly the blue tunic(ring). :)
*edit* think the blue one might have reduced dmg by 25% and the red one by 50%... not entirley sure though.
The blue/red rings are from the original Legend of Zelda;  I was talking about the blue tunic from Link's Awakening DX.  The red tunic doubles damage that your sword gives, and the blue tunic reduces damage received by half.
Title: Which is stronger? (random question)
Post by: Netham45 on March 03, 2008, 07:24:00 pm
in Ocarina of time, red allows you to withstand heat, and blue allows you to breathe under water.