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Old 2011-12-16, 22:57   Link #6101
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the Dutch can't do this, i haven't been there yet.
They will reduce the offer, not stop it.
At least for now...
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Old 2011-12-17, 01:28   Link #6102
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The Problem With Women’s Armor, According to a Man Who Makes Armor
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Old 2011-12-17, 02:45   Link #6103
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I'm trying to imagine how Saber would react to that kind of admission.
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Old 2011-12-17, 04:28   Link #6104
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Well Saber's breastplate is shaped to deflect a blow rather than catch one. Other than that, no idea.
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Old 2011-12-17, 04:30   Link #6105
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It isn't much surprising, thoses bikini armor are just ridiculous .
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Old 2011-12-17, 23:15   Link #6106
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http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comi...s/pearlygates/

Rather Meta, don't you think?
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Old 2011-12-17, 23:54   Link #6107
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Well this is......just read it.

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Old 2011-12-18, 00:15   Link #6108
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Women's armour meant to look sexy only

Like gift box, wrapping in medieval flavour, no one expect it to stand anti-tank missile
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Old 2011-12-19, 06:53   Link #6109
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Remember this?



Look happen now.
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Old 2011-12-19, 07:04   Link #6110
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Women's armour meant to look sexy only

Like gift box, wrapping in medieval flavour, no one expect it to stand anti-tank missile
I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.
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Old 2011-12-19, 07:30   Link #6111
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I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.
Call me a dinosaur or even a misogynist, but I find the whole idea of women fighting in mediaeval fantasy to be completely anachronistic in the first place. It's a modern-day invention to suit the contemporary need to appear non-sexist.

That's not to suggest the women never donned armour or fought lustily side by side with men-at-arms (though I am indeed hard-pressed to think of actual historical examples that are not generously leavened with myth). But the simple thing is that women, historically, seldom fought their wars on the battlefields. And that is where modern fantasy writing often fails — it seldom provides a compelling reason to explain the presence of "gender equality" in imaginary worlds.
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Old 2011-12-19, 08:59   Link #6112
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I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.
Have you guys ever thought of that the perverted enemy might aim for the chest area just to see the boobs jiggle, hence negating the need for armor on the rest of the body?

*runs*
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Old 2011-12-19, 09:15   Link #6113
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Look happen now.
Those animations are so.... wow *Rips out hair*

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Old 2011-12-19, 09:34   Link #6114
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It was not uncommon to use traps in warfare...
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Old 2011-12-19, 13:40   Link #6115
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I wonder if this qualifies as odd:
http://www.stripes.com/news/sex-with...itary-1.162890
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Old 2011-12-19, 13:54   Link #6116
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Have you guys ever thought of that the perverted enemy might aim for the chest area just to see the boobs jiggle, hence negating the need for armor on the rest of the body?

*runs*
One of the quality of most armor ( exept a mail armor) is his hardness, so I doubt than a armor covering the chest area would ''jiggle''.
And would really a perverted enemy have the time to think about that in the heat of the battle ?
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Old 2011-12-19, 23:46   Link #6117
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Call me a dinosaur or even a misogynist, but I find the whole idea of women fighting in mediaeval fantasy to be completely anachronistic in the first place. It's a modern-day invention to suit the contemporary need to appear non-sexist.

That's not to suggest the women never donned armour or fought lustily side by side with men-at-arms (though I am indeed hard-pressed to think of actual historical examples that are not generously leavened with myth). But the simple thing is that women, historically, seldom fought their wars on the battlefields. And that is where modern fantasy writing often fails — it seldom provides a compelling reason to explain the presence of "gender equality" in imaginary worlds.
Kelts, Norse, Germanic....... scared the *hell* out of the Romans.
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Old 2011-12-19, 23:49   Link #6118
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So did the bagpipes...an instrument of war.
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Old 2011-12-20, 00:04   Link #6119
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So did the bagpipes...an instrument of war.
and man in skirtsKilts
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Old 2011-12-20, 00:06   Link #6120
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and man in skirtsKilts
They are called "ladies from hell".
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