you tell that to roman gladiators... they had some leather straps with metal parts to protect the heart and sometimes the shoulder or an arm so it could not be easily be crippled and unnable to wield its weapon... and loincloth...
Gladiators did it for show, not because it was a good idea. Actual Roman soldiers wore actual armour and hid behind shields.
Originally Posted by kanjika
my point is exactly that... one must protect itself with whatever he can afford, be it shopping or scavenging or running or whatever... but really, would you expect to scavenge a full matching armor not worn out? considering the guy wearing it died with a blow that didn't hit the armor at all, it could happen... but not all armors might fit every type of warrior... right? (consider height, weight and strength)
just to make it clear: i don't defend bikini armors... but as I have stated and you apprently agreed, pieces of armor to protect vital parts is not the problem, but what is underneath... be it cloth, leather, chainmail or skin
I never talked about scavenging a full and fitting suit of armour, I talked about scavenging bits and pieces, as one does. I can pretty much guarantee you, though, that nobody in the history of ever thought exposing ones belly or cleavage was good sense when it came to protecting themselves. Also, you apparently don't consider those parts vital, but they are.
