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**PypeMaypetasy** · 04-09-2010, 11:14 AM

Why does Japanese swordsmanship make a character so much more powerful than any other style that you must limit armour?

That's a very good point, there are several reasons that don't make much (or any) sense in real life. Believe it or not, it's nothing new. There's a game that was made in 1998 that had a character class titled "kensai" (I couldn't stand it, I changed it to simply "kenshi") that prevented the use of any armor, and even going as far as preventing the use of gloves just because of their class. The whole reasoning behind it is essentially this: The object of the games is leading parties of fighters into combat situations and commanding them so they come out alive. Everyone has weaknesses and strengths, and that is why it's fun. Due to how the game is programmed, if you make someone as proficient at killing able to wear armor which (in the game) makes them unable to be attacked by much, there's not much point. You're just running around stabbing people mindlessly without any strategy or thinking. Also because the movements in kendo would be very difficult to do in heavy armor. Imagine keiko while wearing a hot, sweaty, 50 lb. suit of plate mail that limits flexibility. You'd never perform nearly as well as someone in their keikogi and hakama. Due to how the game works, I can't really program it to make your skills diminish when you wear armor, so I figured I'd just prevent using it all together.

04-09-2010, 11:14 AM	#13
PypeMaypetasy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 636 Senior Member	Why does Japanese swordsmanship make a character so much more powerful than any other style that you must limit armour? That's a very good point, there are several reasons that don't make much (or any) sense in real life. Believe it or not, it's nothing new. There's a game that was made in 1998 that had a character class titled "kensai" (I couldn't stand it, I changed it to simply "kenshi") that prevented the use of any armor, and even going as far as preventing the use of gloves just because of their class. The whole reasoning behind it is essentially this: The object of the games is leading parties of fighters into combat situations and commanding them so they come out alive. Everyone has weaknesses and strengths, and that is why it's fun. Due to how the game is programmed, if you make someone as proficient at killing able to wear armor which (in the game) makes them unable to be attacked by much, there's not much point. You're just running around stabbing people mindlessly without any strategy or thinking. Also because the movements in kendo would be very difficult to do in heavy armor. Imagine keiko while wearing a hot, sweaty, 50 lb. suit of plate mail that limits flexibility. You'd never perform nearly as well as someone in their keikogi and hakama. Due to how the game works, I can't really program it to make your skills diminish when you wear armor, so I figured I'd just prevent using it all together.
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