Originally Posted by Sadurian
The armour in Excalibur was laughable (and anachronistic, but hey...) and I'm sure that the design team worked for the Warhamster art and design department.



First, Excalibur was released in 1980 - the days of Pac Man and Pong and those who worked on it were almost certainly well retired from design by the time Blizzard was doing anything. Second, those spaulders are the result of form following function and consideration of historical design. They allow range of movement for the shoulders so that an individual fighting while mounted can attack and defend nearly 240 degrees, which in the latter part of the 15th century when heavy cavalry operated with complete autonomy on the battlefield was a real concern. I am not making the case artistic license has not been taken since and that the form has not been exaggerated in most cinema and video games, Excalibur was trying to make it look aggressive because in 1980 fantasy was a pretty goofy genre and they wanted to be taken seriously. It worked for the time and since holds up fairly well, your opinion to the contrary.. Like or dislike it that is all well and fine but saying it didn't exist is what is truly laughable.

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