All major factions seem to had some sort of body armor(In use, production, planned, test). Would be nice to see in game. Let’s see what everyone got.
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I cant show a picture, but there is a ww1 armor plate from the germans if i remeber correctly
from crsed.
brits got one too:
( soviets got 2 with variations of their own. something like up to 6 )
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I don’t know if we should have German WW1 body armor, unless there is proof they did use it on some occasion
I have heard the Germans did capture some Soviet body armor, and may have developed their own but that would be very rare and few in numbers. I think something like that would be a good Premium or Event squad
Now I know some of you would say “but the Soviets have body armor!” but I think there’s nothing wrong with their’s being a regular customization item because of all the factions they probably used the most amount of armor, even though it was still small. The tiny percentage of DR is negligible. I have even heard that metal helmets may also provide a little DR
To me I don’t mind if a German body armor is a special squad, because to me it’s just a neat skin (and DR is miniscule that it basically doesn’t matter)
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if it was going to get added to everyone, it really needs a downside OR restricted to a class like assualters. (IMO needs that anyway)
otherwise it will become the new norm (just on the off chance 10% saves them), and rather boring.
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Yes, my thoughts exactly.
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Tell that to the sweat Lords who will bring out any kind of advantage they can when it comes to end game
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I really don’t want to feel obligated to put body armor on every soldier in the entire game. I would prefer if they removed the actual armor effect from standard cosmetic armor, and the actual 10% damage reduction armor only remains a thing on specialty event/premium squads that feature these
It changes breakpoints for several weapons when used in conjunction with vitality.
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I just got an idea of maybe a Berlin Volkssturm special (Premium or event) squad that could have the WW1 armor
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No special squad
All get them from customization.
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For me it’s about maintaining a level of immersion. I’m ok with the Soviets having body armor as a regular customization because they likely used the most amount of armor compared to all the other factions, even if it was still a small number.
I wouldn’t want to see an entire armada of Germans wearing WW1 shells
I think a decent speed or stamina reduction would be a good balance
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And I’m sure it’s perfectly fine for the Germans defending Berlin to see an entire armada of Soviets pouring through the corridors of Berlin in body armor so I do not see a problem if the Germans do exact same thing when it comes to end game and we wouldn’t be here having this conversation if they didn’t have that 10% damage reduction body armor.
I already consider it bad that through upgrades you can get 40% more HP, while only 20% more damage is possible - and that only on “some” weapons, many will only give you like 10% more damage.
In my book they can remove vitality all together, so who would need armor?
I would really hate to see this game devolve into everyone wearing the same 3 chest pieces because they are the only ones that offer a tangible advantage in-game.
No, just get rid of the armor effect and make it pure cosmetical.
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Yes please.
Or else we’re going to have body armor f***ing everywhere.
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