Body Armour (Known as a Cuirass)

Armor light enough that you can move never stopped solid shot, only arrows and sword swings.

Armor heavy enough to stop solid shot from a musket would not allow you to move.

Hence why full plate armor dropped off in use as muskets became more common.

Realistic points aside, the game engine simply cannot work with detecting shots to a specific part of the body. A shot in the toe is the same as a shot to the head. So what you are asking for is chest protection visually but full body armor coding wise. That simply will not do.

@woodedskate89 said in Body Armour (Known as a Cuirass):

Body armour seems like a crutch. I like pvp in sea of thieves because you both have access to the same weapons, equipment, food and health. adding body armour to a pvp environment seems to give players an unfair edge.

And moving slower in a game such as sea of thieves is never a good idea. Especially if the armour is one hit. You tank one hit to get hit 2 more times. Doesn't seem like a fair payoff.
And the armour that lets you tank 2+ hits is just unbalanced to say the least.

I don't think body armour has a place in Sea of Thieves as there's a balance to how pvp is fair. For example, having better food than someone tips the balance but not by too much. But having armour that can tank or nullify entire combos just seems way too overpowered...

Its not unfair though because its no different to having a ship with cursed cannon balls and a ship without.

Its also only 1-4 hits depending. So i disagree that it would be a clutch.
It would add variety and also add new tactics such as knocking them overboard and drowning them.

Having 4 grace free hits is hardly being a tank. Thats even if you have gold which is rare.

Most cuirass are 1-2 hits. Hardly OP.

@kommodoreyenser said in Body Armour (Known as a Cuirass):

Armor light enough that you can move never stopped solid shot, only arrows and sword swings.

Armor heavy enough to stop solid shot from a musket would not allow you to move.

Hence why full plate armor dropped off in use as muskets became more common.

Realistic points aside, the game engine simply cannot work with detecting shots to a specific part of the body. A shot in the toe is the same as a shot to the head. So what you are asking for is chest protection visually but full body armor coding wise. That simply will not do.

It doesnt need to detect shots to specific body parts.
It just gives you a free damage free hit between 1-4 depending on the item.

@daringclarky in that case, hard no from me on that idea. You are making something that literally negates all skill in combat. If people had to aim at areas it didn't cover, I would say it is still balanced. Tanking 4 out of 5 of someone's ammo though... that is the definition of tanking hits.

@kommodoreyenser Lets agree to disagree bud.

I'd just like to mention that gold is not a very durable metal, remember minecraft, its easy to form but can't withstand a lot of damage.

Personally i'd like to see an expansion to the health regeneration. Cooked food can regen health so I think certain edible items or Rare's original idea of potions should give damage resistant or extra breath underwater. This way it keeps in line with Rares ideas for the game amd expands on already existing features instead if adding more with more potential bugs.

@sailorkek said in Body Armour (Known as a Cuirass):

I'd just like to mention that gold is not a very durable metal, remember minecraft, its easy to form but can't withstand a lot of damage.

Personally i'd like to see an expansion to the health regeneration. Cooked food can regen health so I think certain edible items or Rare's original idea of potions should give damage resistant or extra breath underwater. This way it keeps in line with Rares ideas for the game amd expands on already existing features instead if adding more with more potential bugs.

The realism of it doesnt really matter in a sea being roamed by undead skeleton galleons and sub aquatic mer folk.

Bronze, silver and gold are often used in many video games where gold being the higher value and most protection.
Prime example, Runescape.

Regardless though it matters little.

Regarding bugs and what not, focusing on existing features etc, why even bring that up?
Whats wrong with posting an idea that isn’t about addressing bugs or improving existing features?

This is a suggestions forum is it not?

@daringclarky calm down mate, its not like I said "no that's a dumb idea your dumb" etc.

If you look at my topics you'll see I'm all for adding new features. I just think instead of creating a new feature for body armour you could expand on what is already there with consumables. I brought it up because I think your idea could be integrated into that.