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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8128883" data-attributes="member: 6685730">So true.  I mean, haven't we all seen Gerard Butler in 300?You're right: the shield-or-no-shield trade-off is pretty obvious.  Being less obvious doesn't reduce the importance of the helmet-choice, though.  I suspect that many designers who can see the clear shield-choice just haven't been hit in the head before.  If they had, the helmet-choice would be obvious too.There's a reason [USER=6998052]@Jd Smith1[/USER]  uses double damage for head shots.  It's the single-best place to hit your opponent.  An arm can take a scratch.  An eye - not so much.  Even if a game doesn't use hit location, the head is so important that it merits a special rule. . . right?</blockquote>