Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26863727-20160629042102/@comment-26065062-20160630082746

Auraestus wrote: If we are going realistically then anyone in plate armor would dominate anyone in mail or other, because plate armor is:

Light (literally, you can do jumping jacks in them)

Strong,

Easily movable, so much in fact he/she can easily keep up with 'swift lesser armored opponents'

and basically impenetrable from arrowfire or crossbow fire.

Just some proof on the mobility thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTwBQniLSc Yes, that's true, but to be able to do that while weighing some 30 kg more than normal would require extreme physical toughness and you underestimate its flexibility. A smart opponent could manouver himself so that it the wearer of plate armour could be highly hampered. For example, of the opponent had the high ground, then the wearer of plate would find it very hard to strike at him and would tire easily, as it would require him to lift the mail higher and he would also be hampered by his shoulder plates (yes, even though some were highly flexible, they would still hamper the wearer's movement somewhat). Also, if you're quick and precise enough, you can put a sword, spear, dagger, etc. in the gaps in the armour. And, just to top it off, plate armour is extremely vulnerable to blunt weapons like maces (even more so than mail, since the plates can crumple surprisingly easily and leave you immobile), one good hit with a mace would put you out of the fight for good.