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<blockquote data-quote="Tsyr" data-source="post: 67244" data-attributes="member: 354">Having actualy worn the stuff, I'll chime in.It's heavy. And it is awkward. For a long time (It took me several hours off and on) it feels sort of like you just got out of the pool after having spent two hours in there... with your clothes on, to boot. And if you have full arms/legs (I had full arms, not full legs), it gets worse. The movement in my arms was restricted a bit in certain directions.Would I say &quot;brutal&quot;? No, not for someone used to wearing it all the time. Does it impead movement though? Yes, a bit.Now, if the platemail was made to fit you -mine was not, of course-, it wouldn't be quite so bad, no. But that's the key part. For platemail to be &quot;optimal&quot; if you will, it sort of has to be crafted with your body in mind. That or you have to find some that was crafted for someone with a very similar build. The stuff I wore was a bit small in places, a bit large in others, so... *shrug*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tsyr, post: 67244, member: 354"] Having actualy worn the stuff, I'll chime in. It's heavy. And it is awkward. For a long time (It took me several hours off and on) it feels sort of like you just got out of the pool after having spent two hours in there... with your clothes on, to boot. And if you have full arms/legs (I had full arms, not full legs), it gets worse. The movement in my arms was restricted a bit in certain directions. Would I say "brutal"? No, not for someone used to wearing it all the time. Does it impead movement though? Yes, a bit. Now, if the platemail was made to fit you -mine was not, of course-, it wouldn't be quite so bad, no. But that's the key part. For platemail to be "optimal" if you will, it sort of has to be crafted with your body in mind. That or you have to find some that was crafted for someone with a very similar build. The stuff I wore was a bit small in places, a bit large in others, so... *shrug* [/QUOTE]

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